Home / 58,882.60-88,208.70-35,439.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,882.60, 88,208.70 and 35,439.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,882.60, 88,208.70 and 35,439.40 is: 53,089.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,882.60 : 88,208.70 = 35,439.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,882.60/88,208.70 = 35,439.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,882.60x = 88,208.70 × 35,439.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,882.60x = 3,126,063,402.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,126,063,402.78/58,882.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,089.77

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.