Home / 36,923.31-55,434.17-31,412.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,923.31, 55,434.17 and 31,412.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,923.31, 55,434.17 and 31,412.07 is: 47,159.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,923.31 : 55,434.17 = 31,412.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,923.31/55,434.17 = 31,412.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,923.31x = 55,434.17 × 31,412.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,923.31x = 1,741,302,106.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,741,302,106.96/36,923.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,159.97

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.