Home / 56,080.69-77,399.75-35,960.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,080.69, 77,399.75 and 35,960.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,080.69, 77,399.75 and 35,960.29 is: 49,630.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,080.69 : 77,399.75 = 35,960.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,080.69/77,399.75 = 35,960.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,080.69x = 77,399.75 × 35,960.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,080.69x = 2,783,317,276.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,783,317,276.13/56,080.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,630.58

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.