Home / 57,218.40-85,904.55-33,550.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,218.40, 85,904.55 and 33,550.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,218.40, 85,904.55 and 33,550.20 is: 50,370.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,218.40 : 85,904.55 = 33,550.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,218.40/85,904.55 = 33,550.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,218.40x = 85,904.55 × 33,550.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,218.40x = 2,882,114,833.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,882,114,833.41/57,218.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,370.42

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.