Home / 57,223.20-85,860.40-26,042.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,223.20, 85,860.40 and 26,042.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,223.20, 85,860.40 and 26,042.40 is: 39,075.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,223.20 : 85,860.40 = 26,042.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,223.20/85,860.40 = 26,042.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,223.20x = 85,860.40 × 26,042.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,223.20x = 2,236,010,880.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,236,010,880.96/57,223.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,075.25

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.