Home / 57,303.40-85,955.10-56,428.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,303.40, 85,955.10 and 56,428.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,303.40, 85,955.10 and 56,428.60 is: 84,642.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,303.40 : 85,955.10 = 56,428.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,303.40/85,955.10 = 56,428.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,303.40x = 85,955.10 × 56,428.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,303.40x = 4,850,325,955.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,850,325,955.86/57,303.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,642.90

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.