Home / 37,813.22-56,719.83-10,110.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,813.22, 56,719.83 and 10,110.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,813.22, 56,719.83 and 10,110.50 is: 15,165.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,813.22 : 56,719.83 = 10,110.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,813.22/56,719.83 = 10,110.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,813.22x = 56,719.83 × 10,110.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,813.22x = 573,465,841.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 573,465,841.22/37,813.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,165.75

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.