Home / 56,642.24-84,966.24-21,575.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,642.24, 84,966.24 and 21,575.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,642.24, 84,966.24 and 21,575.36 is: 32,364.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,642.24 : 84,966.24 = 21,575.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,642.24/84,966.24 = 21,575.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,642.24x = 84,966.24 × 21,575.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,642.24x = 1,833,177,215.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,833,177,215.85/56,642.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,364.14

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.