Home / 59,937.39-89,915.85-22,500.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,937.39, 89,915.85 and 22,500.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,937.39, 89,915.85 and 22,500.41 is: 33,754.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,937.39 : 89,915.85 = 22,500.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,937.39/89,915.85 = 22,500.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,937.39x = 89,915.85 × 22,500.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,937.39x = 2,023,143,040.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,023,143,040.92/59,937.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,754.27

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.