Home / 56,204.75-77,561.57-30,710.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,204.75, 77,561.57 and 30,710.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,204.75, 77,561.57 and 30,710.52 is: 42,379.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,204.75 : 77,561.57 = 30,710.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,204.75/77,561.57 = 30,710.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,204.75x = 77,561.57 × 30,710.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,204.75x = 2,381,956,223.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,381,956,223.49/56,204.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,379.98

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.