Home / 37,989.39-56,986.52-14,615.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,989.39, 56,986.52 and 14,615.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,989.39, 56,986.52 and 14,615.82 is: 21,924.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,989.39 : 56,986.52 = 14,615.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,989.39/56,986.52 = 14,615.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,989.39x = 56,986.52 × 14,615.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,989.39x = 832,904,645.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 832,904,645.67/37,989.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,924.66

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.