Home / 37,736.44-56,604.06-9,656.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,736.44, 56,604.06 and 9,656.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,736.44, 56,604.06 and 9,656.24 is: 14,484.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,736.44 : 56,604.06 = 9,656.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,736.44/56,604.06 = 9,656.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,736.44x = 56,604.06 × 9,656.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,736.44x = 546,582,388.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 546,582,388.33/37,736.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,484.21

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.