Home / 57,194.67-85,790.79-15,641.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,194.67, 85,790.79 and 15,641.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,194.67, 85,790.79 and 15,641.67 is: 23,462.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,194.67 : 85,790.79 = 15,641.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,194.67/85,790.79 = 15,641.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,194.67x = 85,790.79 × 15,641.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,194.67x = 1,341,911,226.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,341,911,226.22/57,194.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,462.17

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.