Home / 57,783.30-86,581.80-32,748.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,783.30, 86,581.80 and 32,748.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,783.30, 86,581.80 and 32,748.90 is: 49,070.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,783.30 : 86,581.80 = 32,748.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,783.30/86,581.80 = 32,748.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,783.30x = 86,581.80 × 32,748.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,783.30x = 2,835,458,710.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,835,458,710.02/57,783.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,070.56

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.