Home / 37,787.04-56,680.20-23,000.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,787.04, 56,680.20 and 23,000.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,787.04, 56,680.20 and 23,000.04 is: 34,499.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,787.04 : 56,680.20 = 23,000.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,787.04/56,680.20 = 23,000.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,787.04x = 56,680.20 × 23,000.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,787.04x = 1,303,646,867.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,303,646,867.21/37,787.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,499.84

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.