Home / 59,958.60-89,970.30-26,683.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,958.60, 89,970.30 and 26,683.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,958.60, 89,970.30 and 26,683.80 is: 40,040.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,958.60 : 89,970.30 = 26,683.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,958.60/89,970.30 = 26,683.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,958.60x = 89,970.30 × 26,683.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,958.60x = 2,400,749,491.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,400,749,491.14/59,958.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,040.12

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.