Home / 63,850.53-88,089.75-36,983.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,850.53, 88,089.75 and 36,983.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,850.53, 88,089.75 and 36,983.24 is: 51,022.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,850.53 : 88,089.75 = 36,983.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,850.53/88,089.75 = 36,983.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,850.53x = 88,089.75 × 36,983.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,850.53x = 3,257,844,365.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,257,844,365.79/63,850.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,022.98

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.