Home / 57,941.64-86,951.39-20,501.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,941.64, 86,951.39 and 20,501.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,941.64, 86,951.39 and 20,501.55 is: 30,766.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,941.64 : 86,951.39 = 20,501.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,941.64/86,951.39 = 20,501.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,941.64x = 86,951.39 × 20,501.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,941.64x = 1,782,638,167.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,782,638,167.15/57,941.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,766.10

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.