Home / 67,837.84-93,614.52-37,622.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,837.84, 93,614.52 and 37,622.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,837.84, 93,614.52 and 37,622.72 is: 51,918.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,837.84 : 93,614.52 = 37,622.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,837.84/93,614.52 = 37,622.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,837.84x = 93,614.52 × 37,622.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,837.84x = 3,522,032,873.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,522,032,873.89/67,837.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,918.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.