Home / 36,959.25-50,943.87-28,878.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,959.25, 50,943.87 and 28,878.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,959.25, 50,943.87 and 28,878.78 is: 39,805.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,959.25 : 50,943.87 = 28,878.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,959.25/50,943.87 = 28,878.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,959.25x = 50,943.87 × 28,878.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,959.25x = 1,471,196,814.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,471,196,814.08/36,959.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,805.92

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.