Home / 61,958.80-92,938.20-20,400.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 61,958.80, 92,938.20 and 20,400.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 61,958.80, 92,938.20 and 20,400.40 is: 30,600.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,958.80 : 92,938.20 = 20,400.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,958.80/92,938.20 = 20,400.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,958.80x = 92,938.20 × 20,400.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,958.80x = 1,895,976,455.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,895,976,455.28/61,958.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,600.60

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.