Home / 52,044,270.34-71,820,899.61-28,839,378.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,044,270.34, 71,820,899.61 and 28,839,378.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,044,270.34, 71,820,899.61 and 28,839,378.91 is: 39,798,235.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,044,270.34 : 71,820,899.61 = 28,839,378.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,044,270.34/71,820,899.61 = 28,839,378.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,044,270.34x = 71,820,899.61 × 28,839,378.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,044,270.34x = 2,071,270,137,509,861.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,071,270,137,509,861.25/52,044,270.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,798,235.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.