Home / 37,649.10-56,469.60-9,947.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,649.10, 56,469.60 and 9,947.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,649.10, 56,469.60 and 9,947.10 is: 14,919.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,649.10 : 56,469.60 = 9,947.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,649.10/56,469.60 = 9,947.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,649.10x = 56,469.60 × 9,947.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,649.10x = 561,708,758.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 561,708,758.16/37,649.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,919.58

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.