Home / 58,290.69-87,426.72-20,843.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,290.69, 87,426.72 and 20,843.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,290.69, 87,426.72 and 20,843.79 is: 31,262.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,290.69 : 87,426.72 = 20,843.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,290.69/87,426.72 = 20,843.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,290.69x = 87,426.72 × 20,843.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,290.69x = 1,822,304,192.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,822,304,192.07/58,290.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,262.35

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.