Home / 60,583.20-90,901.80-21,168.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,583.20, 90,901.80 and 21,168.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,583.20, 90,901.80 and 21,168.60 is: 31,762.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,583.20 : 90,901.80 = 21,168.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,583.20/90,901.80 = 21,168.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,583.20x = 90,901.80 × 21,168.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,583.20x = 1,924,263,843.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,924,263,843.48/60,583.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,762.33

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.