Home / 56,127.80-77,456.80-30,634.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,127.80, 77,456.80 and 30,634.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,127.80, 77,456.80 and 30,634.38 is: 42,275.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,127.80 : 77,456.80 = 30,634.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,127.80/77,456.80 = 30,634.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,127.80x = 77,456.80 × 30,634.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,127.80x = 2,372,841,044.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,372,841,044.78/56,127.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,275.68

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.