Home / 51,733.86-77,594.31-43,024.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,733.86, 77,594.31 and 43,024.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,733.86, 77,594.31 and 43,024.74 is: 64,531.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,733.86 : 77,594.31 = 43,024.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,733.86/77,594.31 = 43,024.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,733.86x = 77,594.31 × 43,024.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,733.86x = 3,338,475,013.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,338,475,013.23/51,733.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,531.72

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.