Home / 51,852.24-77,789.69-16,795.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,852.24, 77,789.69 and 16,795.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,852.24, 77,789.69 and 16,795.44 is: 25,196.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,852.24 : 77,789.69 = 16,795.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,852.24/77,789.69 = 16,795.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,852.24x = 77,789.69 × 16,795.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,852.24x = 1,306,512,071.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,306,512,071.01/51,852.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,196.83

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.