Home / 60,534.53-83,578.80-37,882.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,534.53, 83,578.80 and 37,882.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,534.53, 83,578.80 and 37,882.68 is: 52,303.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,534.53 : 83,578.80 = 37,882.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,534.53/83,578.80 = 37,882.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,534.53x = 83,578.80 × 37,882.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,534.53x = 3,166,188,935.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,166,188,935.18/60,534.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,303.85

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.