Home / 57,219.60-85,841.76-23,485.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,219.60, 85,841.76 and 23,485.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,219.60, 85,841.76 and 23,485.70 is: 35,233.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,219.60 : 85,841.76 = 23,485.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,219.60/85,841.76 = 23,485.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,219.60x = 85,841.76 × 23,485.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,219.60x = 2,016,053,822.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,016,053,822.83/57,219.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,233.62

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.