Home / 56,195.44-77,549.67-30,701.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,195.44, 77,549.67 and 30,701.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,195.44, 77,549.67 and 30,701.99 is: 42,368.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,195.44 : 77,549.67 = 30,701.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,195.44/77,549.67 = 30,701.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,195.44x = 77,549.67 × 30,701.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,195.44x = 2,380,929,386.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,380,929,386.72/56,195.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,368.73

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.