Home / 61,625.75-85,043.25-33,331.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 61,625.75, 85,043.25 and 33,331.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 61,625.75, 85,043.25 and 33,331.37 is: 45,997.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,625.75 : 85,043.25 = 33,331.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,625.75/85,043.25 = 33,331.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,625.75x = 85,043.25 × 33,331.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,625.75x = 2,834,607,606.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,834,607,606.54/61,625.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,997.13

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.