Home / 56,727.04-84,941.88-39,996.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,727.04, 84,941.88 and 39,996.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,727.04, 84,941.88 and 39,996.48 is: 59,889.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,727.04 : 84,941.88 = 39,996.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,727.04/84,941.88 = 39,996.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,727.04x = 84,941.88 × 39,996.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,727.04x = 3,397,376,204.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,397,376,204.58/56,727.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,889.89

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.