Home / 51,743.76-77,550.71-22,126.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,743.76, 77,550.71 and 22,126.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,743.76, 77,550.71 and 22,126.77 is: 33,162.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,743.76 : 77,550.71 = 22,126.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,743.76/77,550.71 = 22,126.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,743.76x = 77,550.71 × 22,126.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,743.76x = 1,715,946,280.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,715,946,280.44/51,743.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,162.38

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.