Home / 60,299.52-90,470.88-20,860.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,299.52, 90,470.88 and 20,860.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,299.52, 90,470.88 and 20,860.56 is: 31,298.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,299.52 : 90,470.88 = 20,860.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,299.52/90,470.88 = 20,860.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,299.52x = 90,470.88 × 20,860.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,299.52x = 1,887,273,220.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,887,273,220.49/60,299.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,298.31

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.