Home / 67,787.18-93,551.91-37,581.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,787.18, 93,551.91 and 37,581.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,787.18, 93,551.91 and 37,581.98 is: 51,866.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,787.18 : 93,551.91 = 37,581.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,787.18/93,551.91 = 37,581.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,787.18x = 93,551.91 × 37,581.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,787.18x = 3,515,865,354.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,515,865,354.91/67,787.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,866.23

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.