Home / 63,400.91-87,496.02-35,106.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,400.91, 87,496.02 and 35,106.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,400.91, 87,496.02 and 35,106.62 is: 48,448.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,400.91 : 87,496.02 = 35,106.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,400.91/87,496.02 = 35,106.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,400.91x = 87,496.02 × 35,106.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,400.91x = 3,071,689,088.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,071,689,088.17/63,400.91
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,448.66

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.