Home / 57,342.27-85,859.24-46,768.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,342.27, 85,859.24 and 46,768.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,342.27, 85,859.24 and 46,768.67 is: 70,027.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,342.27 : 85,859.24 = 46,768.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,342.27/85,859.24 = 46,768.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,342.27x = 85,859.24 × 46,768.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,342.27x = 4,015,521,798.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,015,521,798.87/57,342.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,027.26

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.