Home / 37,359.80-56,028.77-30,769.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,359.80, 56,028.77 and 30,769.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,359.80, 56,028.77 and 30,769.64 is: 46,145.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,359.80 : 56,028.77 = 30,769.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,359.80/56,028.77 = 30,769.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,359.80x = 56,028.77 × 30,769.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,359.80x = 1,723,985,184.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,723,985,184.15/37,359.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,145.46

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.