Home / 52,784.04-79,181.28-15,344.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,784.04, 79,181.28 and 15,344.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,784.04, 79,181.28 and 15,344.46 is: 23,018.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,784.04 : 79,181.28 = 15,344.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,784.04/79,181.28 = 15,344.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,784.04x = 79,181.28 × 15,344.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,784.04x = 1,214,993,983.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,214,993,983.71/52,784.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,018.21

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.