Home / 65,873.48-90,896.86-37,577.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,873.48, 90,896.86 and 37,577.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,873.48, 90,896.86 and 37,577.48 is: 51,852.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,873.48 : 90,896.86 = 37,577.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,873.48/90,896.86 = 37,577.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,873.48x = 90,896.86 × 37,577.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,873.48x = 3,415,674,938.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,415,674,938.71/65,873.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,852.05

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.