Home / 71,627.20-98,842.60-39,798.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 71,627.20, 98,842.60 and 39,798.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 71,627.20, 98,842.60 and 39,798.12 is: 54,919.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,627.20 : 98,842.60 = 39,798.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,627.20/98,842.60 = 39,798.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,627.20x = 98,842.60 × 39,798.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,627.20x = 3,933,749,655.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,933,749,655.91/71,627.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,919.77

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.