Home / 56,062.13-83,998.03-33,828.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,062.13, 83,998.03 and 33,828.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,062.13, 83,998.03 and 33,828.79 is: 50,685.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,062.13 : 83,998.03 = 33,828.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,062.13/83,998.03 = 33,828.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,062.13x = 83,998.03 × 33,828.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,062.13x = 2,841,551,717.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,841,551,717.28/56,062.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,685.76

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.