Home / 56,318.40-84,477.60-55,443.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,318.40, 84,477.60 and 55,443.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,318.40, 84,477.60 and 55,443.60 is: 83,165.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,318.40 : 84,477.60 = 55,443.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,318.40/84,477.60 = 55,443.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,318.40x = 84,477.60 × 55,443.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,318.40x = 4,683,742,263.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,683,742,263.36/56,318.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,165.40

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.