Home / 37,578.04-56,362.74-12,617.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,578.04, 56,362.74 and 12,617.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,578.04, 56,362.74 and 12,617.08 is: 18,924.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,578.04 : 56,362.74 = 12,617.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,578.04/56,362.74 = 12,617.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,578.04x = 56,362.74 × 12,617.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,578.04x = 711,133,199.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 711,133,199.60/37,578.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,924.17

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.