Home / 56,885.09-85,264.04-21,312.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,885.09, 85,264.04 and 21,312.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,885.09, 85,264.04 and 21,312.18 is: 31,944.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,885.09 : 85,264.04 = 21,312.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,885.09/85,264.04 = 21,312.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,885.09x = 85,264.04 × 21,312.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,885.09x = 1,817,162,621.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,817,162,621.29/56,885.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,944.45

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.