Home / 37,929.74-56,894.66-12,970.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,929.74, 56,894.66 and 12,970.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,929.74, 56,894.66 and 12,970.04 is: 19,455.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,929.74 : 56,894.66 = 12,970.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,929.74/56,894.66 = 12,970.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,929.74x = 56,894.66 × 12,970.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,929.74x = 737,926,015.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 737,926,015.99/37,929.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,455.08

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.