Home / 37,920.02-56,882.51-15,735.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,920.02, 56,882.51 and 15,735.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,920.02, 56,882.51 and 15,735.17 is: 23,603.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,920.02 : 56,882.51 = 15,735.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,920.02/56,882.51 = 15,735.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,920.02x = 56,882.51 × 15,735.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,920.02x = 895,055,601.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 895,055,601.79/37,920.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,603.78

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.