Home / 62,813.60-94,220.40-36,241.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,813.60, 94,220.40 and 36,241.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,813.60, 94,220.40 and 36,241.55 is: 54,362.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,813.60 : 94,220.40 = 36,241.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,813.60/94,220.40 = 36,241.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,813.60x = 94,220.40 × 36,241.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,813.60x = 3,414,693,337.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,414,693,337.62/62,813.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,362.33

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.