Home / 56,230.40-84,345.60-50,592.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,230.40, 84,345.60 and 50,592.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,230.40, 84,345.60 and 50,592.80 is: 75,889.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,230.40 : 84,345.60 = 50,592.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,230.40/84,345.60 = 50,592.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,230.40x = 84,345.60 × 50,592.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,230.40x = 4,267,280,071.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,267,280,071.68/56,230.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,889.20

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.