Home / 51,735.48-77,617.53-20,592.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,735.48, 77,617.53 and 20,592.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,735.48, 77,617.53 and 20,592.60 is: 30,894.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,735.48 : 77,617.53 = 20,592.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,735.48/77,617.53 = 20,592.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,735.48x = 77,617.53 × 20,592.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,735.48x = 1,598,346,748.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,598,346,748.28/51,735.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,894.60

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.