Home / 36,833.55-55,240.22-10,173.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,833.55, 55,240.22 and 10,173.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,833.55, 55,240.22 and 10,173.17 is: 15,256.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,833.55 : 55,240.22 = 10,173.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,833.55/55,240.22 = 10,173.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,833.55x = 55,240.22 × 10,173.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,833.55x = 561,967,821.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 561,967,821.83/36,833.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,256.96

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.