Home / 56,910.75-85,365.99-19,471.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,910.75, 85,365.99 and 19,471.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,910.75, 85,365.99 and 19,471.20 is: 29,206.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,910.75 : 85,365.99 = 19,471.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,910.75/85,365.99 = 19,471.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,910.75x = 85,365.99 × 19,471.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,910.75x = 1,662,178,264.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,662,178,264.49/56,910.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,206.75

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.