Home / 59,718.24-89,590.68-18,168.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,718.24, 89,590.68 and 18,168.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,718.24, 89,590.68 and 18,168.48 is: 27,256.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,718.24 : 89,590.68 = 18,168.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,718.24/89,590.68 = 18,168.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,718.24x = 89,590.68 × 18,168.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,718.24x = 1,627,726,477.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,627,726,477.77/59,718.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,256.77

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.