Home / 64,186.41-88,547.41-41,532.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 64,186.41, 88,547.41 and 41,532.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 64,186.41, 88,547.41 and 41,532.71 is: 57,295.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    64,186.41 : 88,547.41 = 41,532.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    64,186.41/88,547.41 = 41,532.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    64,186.41x = 88,547.41 × 41,532.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    64,186.41x = 3,677,613,900.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,677,613,900.78/64,186.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,295.83

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.