Home / 51,680.94-77,520.49-29,446.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,680.94, 77,520.49 and 29,446.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,680.94, 77,520.49 and 29,446.89 is: 44,169.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,680.94 : 77,520.49 = 29,446.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,680.94/77,520.49 = 29,446.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,680.94x = 77,520.49 × 29,446.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,680.94x = 2,282,737,579.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,282,737,579.15/51,680.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,169.82

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.