Home / 37,216.40-55,808.40-12,246.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,216.40, 55,808.40 and 12,246.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,216.40, 55,808.40 and 12,246.80 is: 18,364.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,216.40 : 55,808.40 = 12,246.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,216.40/55,808.40 = 12,246.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,216.40x = 55,808.40 × 12,246.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,216.40x = 683,474,313.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 683,474,313.12/37,216.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,364.87

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.