Home / 37,625.68-56,438.64-9,545.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,625.68, 56,438.64 and 9,545.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,625.68, 56,438.64 and 9,545.76 is: 14,318.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,625.68 : 56,438.64 = 9,545.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,625.68/56,438.64 = 9,545.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,625.68x = 56,438.64 × 9,545.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,625.68x = 538,749,712.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 538,749,712.17/37,625.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,318.67

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.