Home / 37,801.50-56,685.87-11,500.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,801.50, 56,685.87 and 11,500.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,801.50, 56,685.87 and 11,500.14 is: 17,245.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,801.50 : 56,685.87 = 11,500.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,801.50/56,685.87 = 11,500.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,801.50x = 56,685.87 × 11,500.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,801.50x = 651,895,441.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 651,895,441.02/37,801.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,245.23

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.