Home / 36,980.20-51,020.20-21,053.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,980.20, 51,020.20 and 21,053.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,980.20, 51,020.20 and 21,053.37 is: 29,046.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,980.20 : 51,020.20 = 21,053.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,980.20/51,020.20 = 21,053.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,980.20x = 51,020.20 × 21,053.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,980.20x = 1,074,147,137.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,074,147,137.94/36,980.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,046.55

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.