Home / 137,763.90-206,647.02-37,929.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 137,763.90, 206,647.02 and 37,929.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 137,763.90, 206,647.02 and 37,929.66 is: 56,894.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    137,763.90 : 206,647.02 = 37,929.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    137,763.90/206,647.02 = 37,929.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    137,763.90x = 206,647.02 × 37,929.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    137,763.90x = 7,838,051,208.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,838,051,208.61/137,763.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,894.81

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.