Home / 52,758,199.72-72,805,516.38-29,554,157.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,758,199.72, 72,805,516.38 and 29,554,157.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,758,199.72, 72,805,516.38 and 29,554,157.24 is: 40,784,289.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,758,199.72 : 72,805,516.38 = 29,554,157.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,758,199.72/72,805,516.38 = 29,554,157.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,758,199.72x = 72,805,516.38 × 29,554,157.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,758,199.72x = 2,151,705,679,033,915.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,151,705,679,033,915.25/52,758,199.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,784,289.28

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.