Home / 56,089.42-84,109.48-21,004.47

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,089.42, 84,109.48 and 21,004.47

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,089.42, 84,109.48 and 21,004.47 is: 31,497.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,089.42 : 84,109.48 = 21,004.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,089.42/84,109.48 = 21,004.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,089.42x = 84,109.48 × 21,004.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,089.42x = 1,766,675,049.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,766,675,049.38/56,089.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,497.47

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.