Home / 56,216.80-84,325.20-41,454.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,216.80, 84,325.20 and 41,454.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,216.80, 84,325.20 and 41,454.55 is: 62,181.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,216.80 : 84,325.20 = 41,454.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,216.80/84,325.20 = 41,454.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,216.80x = 84,325.20 × 41,454.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,216.80x = 3,495,663,219.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,495,663,219.66/56,216.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,181.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.