Home / 65,745.50-90,728.79-35,937.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,745.50, 90,728.79 and 35,937.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,745.50, 90,728.79 and 35,937.50 is: 49,593.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,745.50 : 90,728.79 = 35,937.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,745.50/90,728.79 = 35,937.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,745.50x = 90,728.79 × 35,937.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,745.50x = 3,260,565,890.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,260,565,890.63/65,745.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,593.75

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.