Home / 60,850.59-84,403.42-59,232.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,850.59, 84,403.42 and 59,232.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,850.59, 84,403.42 and 59,232.21 is: 82,158.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,850.59 : 84,403.42 = 59,232.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,850.59/84,403.42 = 59,232.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,850.59x = 84,403.42 × 59,232.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,850.59x = 4,999,401,098.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,999,401,098.16/60,850.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,158.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.39) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.