Home / 37,064.26-55,596.50-8,984.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,064.26, 55,596.50 and 8,984.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,064.26, 55,596.50 and 8,984.20 is: 13,476.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,064.26 : 55,596.50 = 8,984.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,064.26/55,596.50 = 8,984.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,064.26x = 55,596.50 × 8,984.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,064.26x = 499,490,214.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 499,490,214.29/37,064.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,476.33

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.