Home / 62,201.40-93,323.70-27,166.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,201.40, 93,323.70 and 27,166.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,201.40, 93,323.70 and 27,166.20 is: 40,758.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,201.40 : 93,323.70 = 27,166.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,201.40/93,323.70 = 27,166.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,201.40x = 93,323.70 × 27,166.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,201.40x = 2,535,250,298.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,535,250,298.94/62,201.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,758.73

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.