Home / 36,996,842.10-55,495,263.15-36,359,112.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,996,842.10, 55,495,263.15 and 36,359,112.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,996,842.10, 55,495,263.15 and 36,359,112.90 is: 54,538,669.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,996,842.10 : 55,495,263.15 = 36,359,112.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,996,842.10/55,495,263.15 = 36,359,112.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,996,842.10x = 55,495,263.15 × 36,359,112.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,996,842.10x = 2,017,758,538,286,059.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,017,758,538,286,059.50/36,996,842.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,538,669.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.