Home / 56,826.14-85,291.72-28,765.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,826.14, 85,291.72 and 28,765.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,826.14, 85,291.72 and 28,765.88 is: 43,175.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,826.14 : 85,291.72 = 28,765.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,826.14/85,291.72 = 28,765.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,826.14x = 85,291.72 × 28,765.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,826.14x = 2,453,491,203.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,453,491,203.98/56,826.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,175.40

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.