Home / 56,612.72-84,950.76-23,357.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,612.72, 84,950.76 and 23,357.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,612.72, 84,950.76 and 23,357.36 is: 35,049.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,612.72 : 84,950.76 = 23,357.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,612.72/84,950.76 = 23,357.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,612.72x = 84,950.76 × 23,357.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,612.72x = 1,984,225,483.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,984,225,483.59/56,612.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,049.11

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.