Home / 46,421.73-63,815.66-39,937.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,421.73, 63,815.66 and 39,937.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,421.73, 63,815.66 and 39,937.70 is: 54,902.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,421.73 : 63,815.66 = 39,937.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,421.73/63,815.66 = 39,937.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,421.73x = 63,815.66 × 39,937.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,421.73x = 2,548,650,644.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,548,650,644.23/46,421.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,902.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.