Home / 65,003.28-97,485.60-27,562.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,003.28, 97,485.60 and 27,562.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,003.28, 97,485.60 and 27,562.80 is: 41,336.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,003.28 : 97,485.60 = 27,562.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,003.28/97,485.60 = 27,562.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,003.28x = 97,485.60 × 27,562.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,003.28x = 2,686,976,095.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,686,976,095.68/65,003.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,336.01

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.