Home / 37,909.56-56,852.02-12,602.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,909.56, 56,852.02 and 12,602.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,909.56, 56,852.02 and 12,602.28 is: 18,899.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,909.56 : 56,852.02 = 12,602.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,909.56/56,852.02 = 12,602.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,909.56x = 56,852.02 × 12,602.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,909.56x = 716,465,074.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 716,465,074.61/37,909.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,899.32

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.