Home / 60,249.18-90,370.13-15,875.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,249.18, 90,370.13 and 15,875.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,249.18, 90,370.13 and 15,875.87 is: 23,812.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,249.18 : 90,370.13 = 15,875.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,249.18/90,370.13 = 15,875.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,249.18x = 90,370.13 × 15,875.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,249.18x = 1,434,703,904.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,434,703,904.53/60,249.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,812.84

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.