Home / 57,196.05-85,892.49-54,735.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,196.05, 85,892.49 and 54,735.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,196.05, 85,892.49 and 54,735.68 is: 82,197.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,196.05 : 85,892.49 = 54,735.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,196.05/85,892.49 = 54,735.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,196.05x = 85,892.49 × 54,735.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,196.05x = 4,701,383,847.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,701,383,847.04/57,196.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,197.70

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.