Home / 56,076.90-83,994.74-26,450.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,076.90, 83,994.74 and 26,450.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,076.90, 83,994.74 and 26,450.34 is: 39,618.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,076.90 : 83,994.74 = 26,450.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,076.90/83,994.74 = 26,450.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,076.90x = 83,994.74 × 26,450.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,076.90x = 2,221,689,431.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,221,689,431.21/56,076.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,618.62

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.