Home / 137,553.33-206,316.17-37,723.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 137,553.33, 206,316.17 and 37,723.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 137,553.33, 206,316.17 and 37,723.56 is: 56,581.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    137,553.33 : 206,316.17 = 37,723.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    137,553.33/206,316.17 = 37,723.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    137,553.33x = 206,316.17 × 37,723.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    137,553.33x = 7,782,980,417.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,782,980,417.97/137,553.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,581.55

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.