Home / 37,724.75-56,599.40-18,000.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,724.75, 56,599.40 and 18,000.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,724.75, 56,599.40 and 18,000.75 is: 27,006.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,724.75 : 56,599.40 = 18,000.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,724.75/56,599.40 = 18,000.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,724.75x = 56,599.40 × 18,000.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,724.75x = 1,018,831,649.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,018,831,649.55/37,724.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,006.98

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.