Home / 56,446.30-84,610.18-18,993.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,446.30, 84,610.18 and 18,993.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,446.30, 84,610.18 and 18,993.38 is: 28,470.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,446.30 : 84,610.18 = 18,993.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,446.30/84,610.18 = 18,993.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,446.30x = 84,610.18 × 18,993.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,446.30x = 1,607,032,830.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,607,032,830.07/56,446.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,470.12

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.