Home / 67,852.44-93,633.84-37,638.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,852.44, 93,633.84 and 37,638.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,852.44, 93,633.84 and 37,638.18 is: 51,939.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,852.44 : 93,633.84 = 37,638.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,852.44/93,633.84 = 37,638.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,852.44x = 93,633.84 × 37,638.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,852.44x = 3,524,207,324.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,524,207,324.01/67,852.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,939.29

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.