Home / 57,075.40-85,613.10-15,522.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,075.40, 85,613.10 and 15,522.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,075.40, 85,613.10 and 15,522.40 is: 23,283.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,075.40 : 85,613.10 = 15,522.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,075.40/85,613.10 = 15,522.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,075.40x = 85,613.10 × 15,522.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,075.40x = 1,328,920,783.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,328,920,783.44/57,075.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,283.60

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.