Home / 57,933.80-86,900.70-40,116.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,933.80, 86,900.70 and 40,116.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,933.80, 86,900.70 and 40,116.20 is: 60,174.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,933.80 : 86,900.70 = 40,116.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,933.80/86,900.70 = 40,116.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,933.80x = 86,900.70 × 40,116.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,933.80x = 3,486,125,861.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,486,125,861.34/57,933.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,174.30

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.