Home / 37,839.66-56,701.14-23,959.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,839.66, 56,701.14 and 23,959.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,839.66, 56,701.14 and 23,959.50 is: 35,902.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,839.66 : 56,701.14 = 23,959.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,839.66/56,701.14 = 23,959.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,839.66x = 56,701.14 × 23,959.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,839.66x = 1,358,530,963.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,358,530,963.83/37,839.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,902.30

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.