Home / 65,500.78-90,386.22-37,201

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,500.78, 90,386.22 and 37,201

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,500.78, 90,386.22 and 37,201 is: 51,334.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,500.78 : 90,386.22 = 37,201 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,500.78/90,386.22 = 37,201/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,500.78x = 90,386.22 × 37,201
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,500.78x = 3,362,457,770.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,362,457,770.22/65,500.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,334.62

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.