Home / 37,120.35-55,674.60-10,818.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,120.35, 55,674.60 and 10,818.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,120.35, 55,674.60 and 10,818.94 is: 16,226.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,120.35 : 55,674.60 = 10,818.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,120.35/55,674.60 = 10,818.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,120.35x = 55,674.60 × 10,818.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,120.35x = 602,340,156.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 602,340,156.92/37,120.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,226.68

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.