Home / 52,739,339.22-79,131,742.38-28,473,447.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,739,339.22, 79,131,742.38 and 28,473,447.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,739,339.22, 79,131,742.38 and 28,473,447.78 is: 42,722,445.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,739,339.22 : 79,131,742.38 = 28,473,447.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,739,339.22/79,131,742.38 = 28,473,447.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,739,339.22x = 79,131,742.38 × 28,473,447.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,739,339.22x = 2,253,153,534,397,343
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,253,153,534,397,343/52,739,339.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,722,445.29

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.