Home / 37,844.94-56,670.48-31,589.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,844.94, 56,670.48 and 31,589.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,844.94, 56,670.48 and 31,589.40 is: 47,303.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,844.94 : 56,670.48 = 31,589.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,844.94/56,670.48 = 31,589.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,844.94x = 56,670.48 × 31,589.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,844.94x = 1,790,186,460.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,790,186,460.91/37,844.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,303.19

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.