Home / 37,763.28-56,653.20-18,014.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,763.28, 56,653.20 and 18,014.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,763.28, 56,653.20 and 18,014.67 is: 27,025.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,763.28 : 56,653.20 = 18,014.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,763.28/56,653.20 = 18,014.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,763.28x = 56,653.20 × 18,014.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,763.28x = 1,020,588,702.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,020,588,702.44/37,763.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,025.95

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.