Home / 56,918.80-85,378.20-56,918.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,918.80, 85,378.20 and 56,918.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,918.80, 85,378.20 and 56,918.80 is: 85,378.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,918.80 : 85,378.20 = 56,918.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,918.80/85,378.20 = 56,918.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,918.80x = 85,378.20 × 56,918.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,918.80x = 4,859,624,690.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,859,624,690.16/56,918.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,378.20

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.