Home / 37,699.38-56,548.50-12,756.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,699.38, 56,548.50 and 12,756.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,699.38, 56,548.50 and 12,756.96 is: 19,135.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,699.38 : 56,548.50 = 12,756.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,699.38/56,548.50 = 12,756.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,699.38x = 56,548.50 × 12,756.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,699.38x = 721,386,952.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 721,386,952.56/37,699.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,135.25

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.