Home / 36,909.45-50,935.03-20,142.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,909.45, 50,935.03 and 20,142.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,909.45, 50,935.03 and 20,142.45 is: 27,796.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,909.45 : 50,935.03 = 20,142.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,909.45/50,935.03 = 20,142.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,909.45x = 50,935.03 × 20,142.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,909.45x = 1,025,956,244.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,025,956,244.67/36,909.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,796.57

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.