Home / 62,860.90-94,400.70-33,336.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,860.90, 94,400.70 and 33,336.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,860.90, 94,400.70 and 33,336.40 is: 50,062.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,860.90 : 94,400.70 = 33,336.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,860.90/94,400.70 = 33,336.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,860.90x = 94,400.70 × 33,336.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,860.90x = 3,146,979,495.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,146,979,495.48/62,860.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,062.59

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.