Home / 56,290.56-84,532.54-49,979.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,290.56, 84,532.54 and 49,979.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,290.56, 84,532.54 and 49,979.65 is: 75,055.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,290.56 : 84,532.54 = 49,979.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,290.56/84,532.54 = 49,979.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,290.56x = 84,532.54 × 49,979.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,290.56x = 4,224,906,512.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,224,906,512.91/56,290.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,055.33

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.