Home / 52,546.36-78,817.34-24,456.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,546.36, 78,817.34 and 24,456.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,546.36, 78,817.34 and 24,456.75 is: 36,684.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,546.36 : 78,817.34 = 24,456.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,546.36/78,817.34 = 24,456.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,546.36x = 78,817.34 × 24,456.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,546.36x = 1,927,615,857.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,927,615,857.76/52,546.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,684.10

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.