Home / 37,409.60-56,116.92-15,222.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,409.60, 56,116.92 and 15,222.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,409.60, 56,116.92 and 15,222.80 is: 22,835.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,409.60 : 56,116.92 = 15,222.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,409.60/56,116.92 = 15,222.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,409.60x = 56,116.92 × 15,222.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,409.60x = 854,256,649.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 854,256,649.78/37,409.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,835.23

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.