Home / 56,113.88-77,437.20-30,620.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,113.88, 77,437.20 and 30,620.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,113.88, 77,437.20 and 30,620.30 is: 42,256.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,113.88 : 77,437.20 = 30,620.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,113.88/77,437.20 = 30,620.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,113.88x = 77,437.20 × 30,620.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,113.88x = 2,371,150,295.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,371,150,295.16/56,113.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,256.04

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.