Home / 62,290.20-93,378.60-22,837.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,290.20, 93,378.60 and 22,837.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,290.20, 93,378.60 and 22,837.80 is: 34,235.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,290.20 : 93,378.60 = 22,837.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,290.20/93,378.60 = 22,837.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,290.20x = 93,378.60 × 22,837.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,290.20x = 2,132,561,791.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,132,561,791.08/62,290.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,235.91

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.