Home / 36,896.04-50,916.53-20,981.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,896.04, 50,916.53 and 20,981.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,896.04, 50,916.53 and 20,981.46 is: 28,954.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,896.04 : 50,916.53 = 20,981.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,896.04/50,916.53 = 20,981.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,896.04x = 50,916.53 × 20,981.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,896.04x = 1,068,303,137.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,068,303,137.53/36,896.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,954.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.