Home / 57,152.20-85,728.30-20,216.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,152.20, 85,728.30 and 20,216.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,152.20, 85,728.30 and 20,216.20 is: 30,324.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,152.20 : 85,728.30 = 20,216.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,152.20/85,728.30 = 20,216.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,152.20x = 85,728.30 × 20,216.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,152.20x = 1,733,100,458.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,733,100,458.46/57,152.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,324.30

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.