Home / 37,667.80-56,432.82-17,640.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,667.80, 56,432.82 and 17,640.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,667.80, 56,432.82 and 17,640.55 is: 26,428.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,667.80 : 56,432.82 = 17,640.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,667.80/56,432.82 = 17,640.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,667.80x = 56,432.82 × 17,640.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,667.80x = 995,505,982.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 995,505,982.85/37,667.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,428.57

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.