Home / 56,928.02-85,391.85-15,375.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,928.02, 85,391.85 and 15,375.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,928.02, 85,391.85 and 15,375.02 is: 23,062.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,928.02 : 85,391.85 = 15,375.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,928.02/85,391.85 = 15,375.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,928.02x = 85,391.85 × 15,375.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,928.02x = 1,312,901,401.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,312,901,401.59/56,928.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,062.48

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.