Home / 57,661.96-86,527.10-24,380.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,661.96, 86,527.10 and 24,380.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,661.96, 86,527.10 and 24,380.20 is: 36,584.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,661.96 : 86,527.10 = 24,380.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,661.96/86,527.10 = 24,380.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,661.96x = 86,527.10 × 24,380.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,661.96x = 2,109,548,003.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,109,548,003.42/57,661.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,584.74

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.