Home / 37,943.50-56,915.16-12,983.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,943.50, 56,915.16 and 12,983.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,943.50, 56,915.16 and 12,983.80 is: 19,475.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,943.50 : 56,915.16 = 12,983.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,943.50/56,915.16 = 12,983.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,943.50x = 56,915.16 × 12,983.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,943.50x = 738,975,054.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 738,975,054.41/37,943.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,475.67

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.