Home / 56,321.26-84,449.06-24,730.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,321.26, 84,449.06 and 24,730.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,321.26, 84,449.06 and 24,730.06 is: 37,080.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,321.26 : 84,449.06 = 24,730.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,321.26/84,449.06 = 24,730.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,321.26x = 84,449.06 × 24,730.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,321.26x = 2,088,430,320.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,088,430,320.74/56,321.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,080.67

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.