Home / 51,596.52-77,395.04-23,496.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,596.52, 77,395.04 and 23,496.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,596.52, 77,395.04 and 23,496.97 is: 35,245.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,596.52 : 77,395.04 = 23,496.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,596.52/77,395.04 = 23,496.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,596.52x = 77,395.04 × 23,496.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,596.52x = 1,818,548,933.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,818,548,933.03/51,596.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,245.57

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.