Home / 56,659.02-84,988.50-26,986.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,659.02, 84,988.50 and 26,986.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,659.02, 84,988.50 and 26,986.89 is: 40,480.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,659.02 : 84,988.50 = 26,986.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,659.02/84,988.50 = 26,986.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,659.02x = 84,988.50 × 26,986.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,659.02x = 2,293,575,300.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,293,575,300.77/56,659.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,480.32

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.