Home / 52,115.60-78,211.80-20,973.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,115.60, 78,211.80 and 20,973.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,115.60, 78,211.80 and 20,973.20 is: 31,475.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,115.60 : 78,211.80 = 20,973.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,115.60/78,211.80 = 20,973.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,115.60x = 78,211.80 × 20,973.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,115.60x = 1,640,351,723.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,640,351,723.76/52,115.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,475.25

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.