Home / 52,791,840.56-72,855,595.32-29,594,419.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,791,840.56, 72,855,595.32 and 29,594,419.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,791,840.56, 72,855,595.32 and 29,594,419.04 is: 40,841,898.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,791,840.56 : 72,855,595.32 = 29,594,419.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,791,840.56/72,855,595.32 = 29,594,419.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,791,840.56x = 72,855,595.32 × 29,594,419.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,791,840.56x = 2,156,119,017,308,742.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,156,119,017,308,742.50/52,791,840.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,841,898.95

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.