Home / 60,532.20-83,511.54-37,551.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,532.20, 83,511.54 and 37,551.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,532.20, 83,511.54 and 37,551.42 is: 51,806.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,532.20 : 83,511.54 = 37,551.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,532.20/83,511.54 = 37,551.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,532.20x = 83,511.54 × 37,551.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,532.20x = 3,135,976,913.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,135,976,913.39/60,532.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,806.76

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.