Home / 36,670.24-54,970.30-11,696.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,670.24, 54,970.30 and 11,696.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,670.24, 54,970.30 and 11,696.56 is: 17,533.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,670.24 : 54,970.30 = 11,696.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,670.24/54,970.30 = 11,696.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,670.24x = 54,970.30 × 11,696.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,670.24x = 642,963,412.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 642,963,412.17/36,670.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,533.66

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.