Home / 56,559.60-84,815.10-28,468.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,559.60, 84,815.10 and 28,468.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,559.60, 84,815.10 and 28,468.80 is: 42,690.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,559.60 : 84,815.10 = 28,468.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,559.60/84,815.10 = 28,468.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,559.60x = 84,815.10 × 28,468.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,559.60x = 2,414,584,118.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,414,584,118.88/56,559.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,690.97

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.