Home / 59,724.45-89,600.53-20,281.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,724.45, 89,600.53 and 20,281.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,724.45, 89,600.53 and 20,281.60 is: 30,427.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,724.45 : 89,600.53 = 20,281.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,724.45/89,600.53 = 20,281.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,724.45x = 89,600.53 × 20,281.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,724.45x = 1,817,242,109.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,817,242,109.25/59,724.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,427.10

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.