Home / 57,306.80-85,960.20-53,418.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,306.80, 85,960.20 and 53,418.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,306.80, 85,960.20 and 53,418.80 is: 80,128.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,306.80 : 85,960.20 = 53,418.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,306.80/85,960.20 = 53,418.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,306.80x = 85,960.20 × 53,418.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,306.80x = 4,591,890,731.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,591,890,731.76/57,306.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,128.20

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.