Home / 37,337.60-56,016-13,964.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,337.60, 56,016 and 13,964.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,337.60, 56,016 and 13,964.16 is: 20,949.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,337.60 : 56,016 = 13,964.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,337.60/56,016 = 13,964.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,337.60x = 56,016 × 13,964.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,337.60x = 782,216,386.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 782,216,386.56/37,337.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,949.83

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.