Home / 59,204.28-88,804.26-17,650.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,204.28, 88,804.26 and 17,650.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,204.28, 88,804.26 and 17,650.20 is: 26,474.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,204.28 : 88,804.26 = 17,650.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,204.28/88,804.26 = 17,650.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,204.28x = 88,804.26 × 17,650.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,204.28x = 1,567,412,949.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,567,412,949.85/59,204.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,474.66

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.