Home / 63,366.36-87,456.42-36,504.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,366.36, 87,456.42 and 36,504.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,366.36, 87,456.42 and 36,504.06 is: 50,381.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,366.36 : 87,456.42 = 36,504.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,366.36/87,456.42 = 36,504.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,366.36x = 87,456.42 × 36,504.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,366.36x = 3,192,514,403.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,192,514,403.07/63,366.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,381.85

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.