Home / 37,813.50-56,682.68-18,069

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,813.50, 56,682.68 and 18,069

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,813.50, 56,682.68 and 18,069 is: 27,085.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,813.50 : 56,682.68 = 18,069 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,813.50/56,682.68 = 18,069/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,813.50x = 56,682.68 × 18,069
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,813.50x = 1,024,199,254.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,024,199,254.58/37,813.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,085.54

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.