Home / 62,966.03-94,389.65-31,346.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,966.03, 94,389.65 and 31,346.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,966.03, 94,389.65 and 31,346.16 is: 46,989.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,966.03 : 94,389.65 = 31,346.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,966.03/94,389.65 = 31,346.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,966.03x = 94,389.65 × 31,346.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,966.03x = 2,958,752,854.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,958,752,854.42/62,966.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,989.67

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.