Home / 57,856.42-86,796.24-24,576.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,856.42, 86,796.24 and 24,576.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,856.42, 86,796.24 and 24,576.22 is: 36,869.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,856.42 : 86,796.24 = 24,576.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,856.42/86,796.24 = 24,576.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,856.42x = 86,796.24 × 24,576.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,856.42x = 2,133,123,489.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,133,123,489.41/57,856.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,869.26

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.