Home / 56,688.23-84,975.92-27,071.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,688.23, 84,975.92 and 27,071.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,688.23, 84,975.92 and 27,071.44 is: 40,580.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,688.23 : 84,975.92 = 27,071.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,688.23/84,975.92 = 27,071.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,688.23x = 84,975.92 × 27,071.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,688.23x = 2,300,420,273.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,300,420,273.45/56,688.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,580.21

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.