Home / 55,946.35-84,225.78-51,047.47

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,946.35, 84,225.78 and 51,047.47

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,946.35, 84,225.78 and 51,047.47 is: 76,850.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,946.35 : 84,225.78 = 51,047.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,946.35/84,225.78 = 51,047.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,946.35x = 84,225.78 × 51,047.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,946.35x = 4,299,512,977.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,299,512,977.78/55,946.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,850.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.