Home / 63,460.77-87,547.73-36,596.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,460.77, 87,547.73 and 36,596.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,460.77, 87,547.73 and 36,596.85 is: 50,487.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,460.77 : 87,547.73 = 36,596.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,460.77/87,547.73 = 36,596.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,460.77x = 87,547.73 × 36,596.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,460.77x = 3,203,971,142.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,203,971,142.65/63,460.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,487.43

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.