Home / 57,043.73-85,490.87-27,402.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,043.73, 85,490.87 and 27,402.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,043.73, 85,490.87 and 27,402.59 is: 41,067.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,043.73 : 85,490.87 = 27,402.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,043.73/85,490.87 = 27,402.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,043.73x = 85,490.87 × 27,402.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,043.73x = 2,342,670,694.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,342,670,694.89/57,043.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,067.98

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.