Home / 63,557.04-87,702.24-36,708.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,557.04, 87,702.24 and 36,708.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,557.04, 87,702.24 and 36,708.12 is: 50,653.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,557.04 : 87,702.24 = 36,708.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,557.04/87,702.24 = 36,708.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,557.04x = 87,702.24 × 36,708.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,557.04x = 3,219,384,350.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,219,384,350.19/63,557.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,653.47

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.