Home / 58,918.25-88,391.22-19,475.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,918.25, 88,391.22 and 19,475.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,918.25, 88,391.22 and 19,475.37 is: 29,217.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,918.25 : 88,391.22 = 19,475.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,918.25/88,391.22 = 19,475.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,918.25x = 88,391.22 × 19,475.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,918.25x = 1,721,451,641.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,721,451,641.22/58,918.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,217.63

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.