Home / 37,876.41-56,814.61-14,502.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,876.41, 56,814.61 and 14,502.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,876.41, 56,814.61 and 14,502.85 is: 21,754.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,876.41 : 56,814.61 = 14,502.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,876.41/56,814.61 = 14,502.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,876.41x = 56,814.61 × 14,502.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,876.41x = 823,973,588.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 823,973,588.34/37,876.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,754.27

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.