Home / 57,956.60-86,913.30-20,502.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,956.60, 86,913.30 and 20,502.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,956.60, 86,913.30 and 20,502.20 is: 30,745.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,956.60 : 86,913.30 = 20,502.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,956.60/86,913.30 = 20,502.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,956.60x = 86,913.30 × 20,502.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,956.60x = 1,781,913,859.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,781,913,859.26/57,956.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,745.66

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.