Home / 37,345.29-55,959.56-23,465.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,345.29, 55,959.56 and 23,465.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,345.29, 55,959.56 and 23,465.13 is: 35,161.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,345.29 : 55,959.56 = 23,465.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,345.29/55,959.56 = 23,465.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,345.29x = 55,959.56 × 23,465.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,345.29x = 1,313,098,110.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,313,098,110.96/37,345.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,161.01

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.