Home / 60,225.75-90,800.73-56,160.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,225.75, 90,800.73 and 56,160.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,225.75, 90,800.73 and 56,160.45 is: 84,671.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,225.75 : 90,800.73 = 56,160.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,225.75/90,800.73 = 56,160.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,225.75x = 90,800.73 × 56,160.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,225.75x = 5,099,409,857.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,099,409,857.13/60,225.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,671.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.