Home / 51,736.23-77,626.17-22,167.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,736.23, 77,626.17 and 22,167.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,736.23, 77,626.17 and 22,167.99 is: 33,261.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,736.23 : 77,626.17 = 22,167.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,736.23/77,626.17 = 22,167.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,736.23x = 77,626.17 × 22,167.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,736.23x = 1,720,816,160.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,720,816,160.30/51,736.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,261.34

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.