Home / 63,722.04-87,947.28-36,880.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,722.04, 87,947.28 and 36,880.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,722.04, 87,947.28 and 36,880.89 is: 50,901.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,722.04 : 87,947.28 = 36,880.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,722.04/87,947.28 = 36,880.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,722.04x = 87,947.28 × 36,880.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,722.04x = 3,243,573,959.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,243,573,959.48/63,722.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,901.92

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.