Home / 36,495.03-54,737.84-11,537.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,495.03, 54,737.84 and 11,537.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,495.03, 54,737.84 and 11,537.62 is: 17,304.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,495.03 : 54,737.84 = 11,537.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,495.03/54,737.84 = 11,537.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,495.03x = 54,737.84 × 11,537.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,495.03x = 631,544,289.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 631,544,289.54/36,495.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,304.94

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.