Home / 57,683.04-79,602.60-32,532.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,683.04, 79,602.60 and 32,532.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,683.04, 79,602.60 and 32,532.54 is: 44,894.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,683.04 : 79,602.60 = 32,532.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,683.04/79,602.60 = 32,532.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,683.04x = 79,602.60 × 32,532.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,683.04x = 2,589,674,768.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,589,674,768.60/57,683.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,894.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.