Home / 84,488.58-116,474.04-57,596.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,488.58, 116,474.04 and 57,596.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,488.58, 116,474.04 and 57,596.58 is: 79,401.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,488.58 : 116,474.04 = 57,596.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,488.58/116,474.04 = 57,596.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,488.58x = 116,474.04 × 57,596.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,488.58x = 6,708,506,362.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,708,506,362.78/84,488.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,401.34

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.