Home / 37,051.01-55,559.70-15,981.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,051.01, 55,559.70 and 15,981.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,051.01, 55,559.70 and 15,981.09 is: 23,964.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,051.01 : 55,559.70 = 15,981.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,051.01/55,559.70 = 15,981.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,051.01x = 55,559.70 × 15,981.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,051.01x = 887,904,566.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 887,904,566.07/37,051.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,964.38

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.