Home / 55,832.25-83,753.84-18,377.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,832.25, 83,753.84 and 18,377.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,832.25, 83,753.84 and 18,377.04 is: 27,567.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,832.25 : 83,753.84 = 18,377.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,832.25/83,753.84 = 18,377.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,832.25x = 83,753.84 × 18,377.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,832.25x = 1,539,147,667.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,539,147,667.83/55,832.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,567.36

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.