Home / 56,185.18-84,278.31-22,898.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,185.18, 84,278.31 and 22,898.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,185.18, 84,278.31 and 22,898.50 is: 34,347.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,185.18 : 84,278.31 = 22,898.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,185.18/84,278.31 = 22,898.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,185.18x = 84,278.31 × 22,898.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,185.18x = 1,929,846,881.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,929,846,881.54/56,185.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,347.97

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.