Home / 37,664.80-56,519.60-14,293.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,664.80, 56,519.60 and 14,293.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,664.80, 56,519.60 and 14,293.60 is: 21,448.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,664.80 : 56,519.60 = 14,293.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,664.80/56,519.60 = 14,293.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,664.80x = 56,519.60 × 14,293.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,664.80x = 807,868,554.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 807,868,554.56/37,664.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,448.90

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.