Home / 57,445.20-85,997.70-42,719.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,445.20, 85,997.70 and 42,719.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,445.20, 85,997.70 and 42,719.40 is: 63,952.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,445.20 : 85,997.70 = 42,719.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,445.20/85,997.70 = 42,719.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,445.20x = 85,997.70 × 42,719.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,445.20x = 3,673,770,145.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,673,770,145.38/57,445.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,952.60

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.