Home / 57,020.25-78,690.38-31,869.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,020.25, 78,690.38 and 31,869.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,020.25, 78,690.38 and 31,869.75 is: 43,981.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,020.25 : 78,690.38 = 31,869.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,020.25/78,690.38 = 31,869.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,020.25x = 78,690.38 × 31,869.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,020.25x = 2,507,842,578.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,507,842,578.66/57,020.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,981.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.