Home / 62,300.40-93,472.20-27,265.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,300.40, 93,472.20 and 27,265.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,300.40, 93,472.20 and 27,265.20 is: 40,907.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,300.40 : 93,472.20 = 27,265.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,300.40/93,472.20 = 27,265.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,300.40x = 93,472.20 × 27,265.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,300.40x = 2,548,538,227.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,548,538,227.44/62,300.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,907.25

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.