Home / 37,745.97-56,625.78-15,547.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,745.97, 56,625.78 and 15,547.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,745.97, 56,625.78 and 15,547.23 is: 23,323.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,745.97 : 56,625.78 = 15,547.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,745.97/56,625.78 = 15,547.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,745.97x = 56,625.78 × 15,547.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,745.97x = 880,374,025.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 880,374,025.59/37,745.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,323.66

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.