Home / 63,842.05-95,529.78-37,559.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,842.05, 95,529.78 and 37,559.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,842.05, 95,529.78 and 37,559.17 is: 56,201.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,842.05 : 95,529.78 = 37,559.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,842.05/95,529.78 = 37,559.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,842.05x = 95,529.78 × 37,559.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,842.05x = 3,588,019,247.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,588,019,247.08/63,842.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,201.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.