Home / 62,844.36-94,256.80-40,813.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,844.36, 94,256.80 and 40,813.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,844.36, 94,256.80 and 40,813.96 is: 61,214.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,844.36 : 94,256.80 = 40,813.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,844.36/94,256.80 = 40,813.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,844.36x = 94,256.80 × 40,813.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,844.36x = 3,846,993,264.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,846,993,264.93/62,844.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,214.61

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.