Home / 56,318.84-84,403.53-46,977.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,318.84, 84,403.53 and 46,977.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,318.84, 84,403.53 and 46,977.16 is: 70,403.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,318.84 : 84,403.53 = 46,977.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,318.84/84,403.53 = 46,977.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,318.84x = 84,403.53 × 46,977.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,318.84x = 3,965,037,711.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,965,037,711.11/56,318.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,403.40

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.