Home / 57,080.70-85,625.15-17,640.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,080.70, 85,625.15 and 17,640.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,080.70, 85,625.15 and 17,640.89 is: 26,462.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,080.70 : 85,625.15 = 17,640.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,080.70/85,625.15 = 17,640.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,080.70x = 85,625.15 × 17,640.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,080.70x = 1,510,503,756.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,510,503,756.38/57,080.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,462.60

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.