Home / 60,460.60-90,691.11-18,341.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,460.60, 90,691.11 and 18,341.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,460.60, 90,691.11 and 18,341.04 is: 27,511.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,460.60 : 90,691.11 = 18,341.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,460.60/90,691.11 = 18,341.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,460.60x = 90,691.11 × 18,341.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,460.60x = 1,663,369,207.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,663,369,207.38/60,460.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,511.62

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.