Home / 55,840.28-83,760.26-24,246.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,840.28, 83,760.26 and 24,246.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,840.28, 83,760.26 and 24,246.26 is: 36,369.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,840.28 : 83,760.26 = 24,246.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,840.28/83,760.26 = 24,246.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,840.28x = 83,760.26 × 24,246.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,840.28x = 2,030,873,041.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,030,873,041.63/55,840.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,369.32

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.