Home / 52,757.40-79,156.98-23,154.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,757.40, 79,156.98 and 23,154.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,757.40, 79,156.98 and 23,154.60 is: 34,741.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,757.40 : 79,156.98 = 23,154.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,757.40/79,156.98 = 23,154.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,757.40x = 79,156.98 × 23,154.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,757.40x = 1,832,848,209.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,832,848,209.11/52,757.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,741.06

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.