Home / 37,664.75-56,500.45-13,972.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,664.75, 56,500.45 and 13,972.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,664.75, 56,500.45 and 13,972.56 is: 20,960.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,664.75 : 56,500.45 = 13,972.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,664.75/56,500.45 = 13,972.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,664.75x = 56,500.45 × 13,972.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,664.75x = 789,455,857.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 789,455,857.79/37,664.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,960.07

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.