Home / 52,165.60-78,248.40-18,890.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,165.60, 78,248.40 and 18,890.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,165.60, 78,248.40 and 18,890.80 is: 28,336.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,165.60 : 78,248.40 = 18,890.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,165.60/78,248.40 = 18,890.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,165.60x = 78,248.40 × 18,890.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,165.60x = 1,478,174,874.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,478,174,874.72/52,165.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,336.20

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.