Home / 57,440.93-86,175.15-27,824.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,440.93, 86,175.15 and 27,824.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,440.93, 86,175.15 and 27,824.15 is: 41,742.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,440.93 : 86,175.15 = 27,824.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,440.93/86,175.15 = 27,824.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,440.93x = 86,175.15 × 27,824.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,440.93x = 2,397,750,299.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,397,750,299.87/57,440.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,742.89

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.