Home / 60,743.34-83,832.30-33,895.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,743.34, 83,832.30 and 33,895.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,743.34, 83,832.30 and 33,895.17 is: 46,778.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,743.34 : 83,832.30 = 33,895.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,743.34/83,832.30 = 33,895.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,743.34x = 83,832.30 × 33,895.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,743.34x = 2,841,510,059.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,841,510,059.99/60,743.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,778.96

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.