Home / 37,744.20-56,616.44-11,449.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,744.20, 56,616.44 and 11,449.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,744.20, 56,616.44 and 11,449.17 is: 17,173.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,744.20 : 56,616.44 = 11,449.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,744.20/56,616.44 = 11,449.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,744.20x = 56,616.44 × 11,449.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,744.20x = 648,211,189.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 648,211,189.11/37,744.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,173.80

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.