Home / 51,944.40-77,920.65-22,363.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,944.40, 77,920.65 and 22,363.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,944.40, 77,920.65 and 22,363.20 is: 33,546.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,944.40 : 77,920.65 = 22,363.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,944.40/77,920.65 = 22,363.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,944.40x = 77,920.65 × 22,363.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,944.40x = 1,742,555,080.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,742,555,080.08/51,944.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,546.54

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.