Home / 46,877.75-64,691.01-43,065.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,877.75, 64,691.01 and 43,065.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,877.75, 64,691.01 and 43,065.21 is: 59,429.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,877.75 : 64,691.01 = 43,065.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,877.75/64,691.01 = 43,065.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,877.75x = 64,691.01 × 43,065.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,877.75x = 2,785,931,930.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,785,931,930.76/46,877.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,429.73

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.