Home / 56,733.74-85,094.12-15,183.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,733.74, 85,094.12 and 15,183.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,733.74, 85,094.12 and 15,183.98 is: 22,774.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,733.74 : 85,094.12 = 15,183.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,733.74/85,094.12 = 15,183.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,733.74x = 85,094.12 × 15,183.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,733.74x = 1,292,067,416.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,292,067,416.20/56,733.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,774.23

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.