Home / 60,596.10-90,935.66-21,153.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,596.10, 90,935.66 and 21,153.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,596.10, 90,935.66 and 21,153.21 is: 31,744.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,596.10 : 90,935.66 = 21,153.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,596.10/90,935.66 = 21,153.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,596.10x = 90,935.66 × 21,153.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,596.10x = 1,923,581,006.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,923,581,006.70/60,596.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,744.30

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.