Home / 58,233.60-87,350.40-44,236.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,233.60, 87,350.40 and 44,236.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,233.60, 87,350.40 and 44,236.80 is: 66,355.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,233.60 : 87,350.40 = 44,236.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,233.60/87,350.40 = 44,236.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,233.60x = 87,350.40 × 44,236.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,233.60x = 3,864,102,174.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,864,102,174.72/58,233.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,355.20

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.