Home / 63,183.84-87,191.42-34,888.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,183.84, 87,191.42 and 34,888.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,183.84, 87,191.42 and 34,888.92 is: 48,145.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,183.84 : 87,191.42 = 34,888.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,183.84/87,191.42 = 34,888.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,183.84x = 87,191.42 × 34,888.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,183.84x = 3,042,014,302.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,042,014,302.62/63,183.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,145.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.