Home / 57,210.20-85,815.30-38,547.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,210.20, 85,815.30 and 38,547.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,210.20, 85,815.30 and 38,547.80 is: 57,821.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,210.20 : 85,815.30 = 38,547.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,210.20/85,815.30 = 38,547.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,210.20x = 85,815.30 × 38,547.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,210.20x = 3,307,991,021.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,307,991,021.34/57,210.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,821.70

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.