Home / 37,956.75-56,969.84-19,249.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,956.75, 56,969.84 and 19,249.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,956.75, 56,969.84 and 19,249.70 is: 28,892.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,956.75 : 56,969.84 = 19,249.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,956.75/56,969.84 = 19,249.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,956.75x = 56,969.84 × 19,249.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,956.75x = 1,096,652,092.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,096,652,092.32/37,956.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,892.15

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.