Home / 37,506.60-56,252.70-11,212.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,506.60, 56,252.70 and 11,212.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,506.60, 56,252.70 and 11,212.20 is: 16,816.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,506.60 : 56,252.70 = 11,212.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,506.60/56,252.70 = 11,212.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,506.60x = 56,252.70 × 11,212.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,506.60x = 630,716,522.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 630,716,522.94/37,506.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,816.15

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.