Home / 60,419.80-90,629.64-18,866.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,419.80, 90,629.64 and 18,866.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,419.80, 90,629.64 and 18,866.80 is: 28,300.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,419.80 : 90,629.64 = 18,866.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,419.80/90,629.64 = 18,866.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,419.80x = 90,629.64 × 18,866.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,419.80x = 1,709,891,291.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,709,891,291.95/60,419.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,300.18

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.