Home / 51,300.86-76,975.65-35,530.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,300.86, 76,975.65 and 35,530.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,300.86, 76,975.65 and 35,530.16 is: 53,312.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,300.86 : 76,975.65 = 35,530.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,300.86/76,975.65 = 35,530.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,300.86x = 76,975.65 × 35,530.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,300.86x = 2,734,956,775.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,734,956,775.73/51,300.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,312.11

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.