Home / 56,412.27-77,852.21-32,539.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,412.27, 77,852.21 and 32,539.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,412.27, 77,852.21 and 32,539.95 is: 44,907.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,412.27 : 77,852.21 = 32,539.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,412.27/77,852.21 = 32,539.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,412.27x = 77,852.21 × 32,539.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,412.27x = 2,533,306,858.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,533,306,858.09/56,412.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,907.02

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.