Home / 60,527.48-90,791.62-21,085.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,527.48, 90,791.62 and 21,085.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,527.48, 90,791.62 and 21,085.34 is: 31,628.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,527.48 : 90,791.62 = 21,085.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,527.48/90,791.62 = 21,085.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,527.48x = 90,791.62 × 21,085.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,527.48x = 1,914,372,176.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,914,372,176.85/60,527.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,628.15

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.