Home / 63,452.86-87,575.79-36,590.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,452.86, 87,575.79 and 36,590.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,452.86, 87,575.79 and 36,590.56 is: 50,501.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,452.86 : 87,575.79 = 36,590.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,452.86/87,575.79 = 36,590.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,452.86x = 87,575.79 × 36,590.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,452.86x = 3,204,447,198.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,204,447,198.54/63,452.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,501.23

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.