Home / 52,545.20-78,817.80-52,545.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,545.20, 78,817.80 and 52,545.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,545.20, 78,817.80 and 52,545.20 is: 78,817.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,545.20 : 78,817.80 = 52,545.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,545.20/78,817.80 = 52,545.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,545.20x = 78,817.80 × 52,545.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,545.20x = 4,141,497,064.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,141,497,064.56/52,545.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,817.80

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.