Home / 56,952.90-85,430.70-17,510.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,952.90, 85,430.70 and 17,510.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,952.90, 85,430.70 and 17,510.37 is: 26,265.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,952.90 : 85,430.70 = 17,510.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,952.90/85,430.70 = 17,510.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,952.90x = 85,430.70 × 17,510.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,952.90x = 1,495,923,166.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,495,923,166.36/56,952.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,265.97

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.