Home / 57,131.40-85,697.10-20,195.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,131.40, 85,697.10 and 20,195.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,131.40, 85,697.10 and 20,195.40 is: 30,293.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,131.40 : 85,697.10 = 20,195.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,131.40/85,697.10 = 20,195.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,131.40x = 85,697.10 × 20,195.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,131.40x = 1,730,687,213.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,730,687,213.34/57,131.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,293.10

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.