Home / 52,596,458.90-78,857,363.55-20,235,857.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,596,458.90, 78,857,363.55 and 20,235,857.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,596,458.90, 78,857,363.55 and 20,235,857.30 is: 30,339,425.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,596,458.90 : 78,857,363.55 = 20,235,857.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,596,458.90/78,857,363.55 = 20,235,857.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,596,458.90x = 78,857,363.55 × 20,235,857.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,596,458.90x = 1,595,746,355,852,021.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,595,746,355,852,021.50/52,596,458.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,339,425.68

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.