Home / 37,825.88-56,722.40-12,859.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,825.88, 56,722.40 and 12,859.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,825.88, 56,722.40 and 12,859.22 is: 19,283.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,825.88 : 56,722.40 = 12,859.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,825.88/56,722.40 = 12,859.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,825.88x = 56,722.40 × 12,859.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,825.88x = 729,405,536.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 729,405,536.92/37,825.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,283.24

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.