Home / 60,637.09-90,959.01-18,523.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,637.09, 90,959.01 and 18,523.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,637.09, 90,959.01 and 18,523.57 is: 27,786.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,637.09 : 90,959.01 = 18,523.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,637.09/90,959.01 = 18,523.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,637.09x = 90,959.01 × 18,523.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,637.09x = 1,684,885,588.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,684,885,588.87/60,637.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,786.39

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.