Home / 55,964.40-83,946.60-49,840.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,964.40, 83,946.60 and 49,840.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,964.40, 83,946.60 and 49,840.80 is: 74,761.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,964.40 : 83,946.60 = 49,840.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,964.40/83,946.60 = 49,840.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,964.40x = 83,946.60 × 49,840.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,964.40x = 4,183,965,701.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,183,965,701.28/55,964.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,761.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.