Home / 58,381.80-87,594.30-18,940.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,381.80, 87,594.30 and 18,940.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,381.80, 87,594.30 and 18,940.20 is: 28,417.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,381.80 : 87,594.30 = 18,940.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,381.80/87,594.30 = 18,940.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,381.80x = 87,594.30 × 18,940.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,381.80x = 1,659,053,560.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,659,053,560.86/58,381.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,417.31

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.