Home / 37,756.58-56,634.62-12,814.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,756.58, 56,634.62 and 12,814.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,756.58, 56,634.62 and 12,814.19 is: 19,221.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,756.58 : 56,634.62 = 12,814.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,756.58/56,634.62 = 12,814.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,756.58x = 56,634.62 × 12,814.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,756.58x = 725,726,646.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 725,726,646.39/37,756.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,221.20

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.