Home / 57,420.60-86,095.68-22,319.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,420.60, 86,095.68 and 22,319.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,420.60, 86,095.68 and 22,319.28 is: 33,465.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,420.60 : 86,095.68 = 22,319.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,420.60/86,095.68 = 22,319.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,420.60x = 86,095.68 × 22,319.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,420.60x = 1,921,593,588.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,921,593,588.71/57,420.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,465.23

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.