Home / 37,650.36-56,474.58-9,948.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,650.36, 56,474.58 and 9,948.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,650.36, 56,474.58 and 9,948.60 is: 14,922.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,650.36 : 56,474.58 = 9,948.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,650.36/56,474.58 = 9,948.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,650.36x = 56,474.58 × 9,948.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,650.36x = 561,843,006.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 561,843,006.59/37,650.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,922.65

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.