Home / 37,756.84-56,627.70-35,883.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,756.84, 56,627.70 and 35,883.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,756.84, 56,627.70 and 35,883.40 is: 53,817.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,756.84 : 56,627.70 = 35,883.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,756.84/56,627.70 = 35,883.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,756.84x = 56,627.70 × 35,883.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,756.84x = 2,031,994,410.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,031,994,410.18/37,756.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,817.92

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.