Home / 93,581.22-140,356.46-33,597.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 93,581.22, 140,356.46 and 33,597.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 93,581.22, 140,356.46 and 33,597.28 is: 50,390.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    93,581.22 : 140,356.46 = 33,597.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    93,581.22/140,356.46 = 33,597.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    93,581.22x = 140,356.46 × 33,597.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    93,581.22x = 4,715,595,545.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,715,595,545.87/93,581.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,390.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.