Home / 51,739.36-77,655.12-24,052.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,739.36, 77,655.12 and 24,052.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,739.36, 77,655.12 and 24,052.96 is: 36,100.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,739.36 : 77,655.12 = 24,052.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,739.36/77,655.12 = 24,052.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,739.36x = 77,655.12 × 24,052.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,739.36x = 1,867,835,495.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,867,835,495.16/51,739.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,100.86

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.