Home / 58,453.80-87,680.70-37,458.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,453.80, 87,680.70 and 37,458.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,453.80, 87,680.70 and 37,458.60 is: 56,187.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,453.80 : 87,680.70 = 37,458.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,453.80/87,680.70 = 37,458.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,453.80x = 87,680.70 × 37,458.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,453.80x = 3,284,396,269.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,284,396,269.02/58,453.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,187.90

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.