Home / 57,902.20-86,885.70-24,616.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,902.20, 86,885.70 and 24,616.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,902.20, 86,885.70 and 24,616.60 is: 36,938.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,902.20 : 86,885.70 = 24,616.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,902.20/86,885.70 = 24,616.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,902.20x = 86,885.70 × 24,616.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,902.20x = 2,138,830,522.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,138,830,522.62/57,902.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,938.67

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.