Home / 51,178.44-76,761.18-20,035.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,178.44, 76,761.18 and 20,035.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,178.44, 76,761.18 and 20,035.56 is: 30,050.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,178.44 : 76,761.18 = 20,035.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,178.44/76,761.18 = 20,035.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,178.44x = 76,761.18 × 20,035.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,178.44x = 1,537,953,227.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,537,953,227.56/51,178.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,050.80

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.