Home / 52,054.57-77,963.30-40,739.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,054.57, 77,963.30 and 40,739.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,054.57, 77,963.30 and 40,739.33 is: 61,016.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,054.57 : 77,963.30 = 40,739.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,054.57/77,963.30 = 40,739.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,054.57x = 77,963.30 × 40,739.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,054.57x = 3,176,172,318.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,176,172,318.62/52,054.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,016.20

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.