Home / 58,076.94-87,126.75-18,631.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,076.94, 87,126.75 and 18,631.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,076.94, 87,126.75 and 18,631.02 is: 27,950.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,076.94 : 87,126.75 = 18,631.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,076.94/87,126.75 = 18,631.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,076.94x = 87,126.75 × 18,631.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,076.94x = 1,623,260,221.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,623,260,221.79/58,076.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,950.17

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.