Home / 56,453.56-84,694.58-39,846.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,453.56, 84,694.58 and 39,846.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,453.56, 84,694.58 and 39,846.03 is: 59,779.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,453.56 : 84,694.58 = 39,846.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,453.56/84,694.58 = 39,846.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,453.56x = 84,694.58 × 39,846.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,453.56x = 3,374,742,646.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,374,742,646.31/56,453.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,779.09

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.