Home / 61,750.50-92,477.75-31,685.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 61,750.50, 92,477.75 and 31,685.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 61,750.50, 92,477.75 and 31,685.62 is: 47,452.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,750.50 : 92,477.75 = 31,685.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,750.50/92,477.75 = 31,685.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,750.50x = 92,477.75 × 31,685.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,750.50x = 2,930,214,844.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,930,214,844.96/61,750.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,452.49

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.