Home / 37,954.53-56,936.66-14,577.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,954.53, 56,936.66 and 14,577.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,954.53, 56,936.66 and 14,577.93 is: 21,868.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,954.53 : 56,936.66 = 14,577.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,954.53/56,936.66 = 14,577.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,954.53x = 56,936.66 × 14,577.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,954.53x = 830,018,571.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 830,018,571.02/37,954.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,868.76

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.