Home / 37,959.10-56,909.17-24,603.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,959.10, 56,909.17 and 24,603.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,959.10, 56,909.17 and 24,603.90 is: 36,886.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,959.10 : 56,909.17 = 24,603.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,959.10/56,909.17 = 24,603.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,959.10x = 56,909.17 × 24,603.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,959.10x = 1,400,187,527.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,400,187,527.76/37,959.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,886.74

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.