Home / 52,877.19-72,970.92-29,003.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,877.19, 72,970.92 and 29,003.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,877.19, 72,970.92 and 29,003.61 is: 40,025.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,877.19 : 72,970.92 = 29,003.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,877.19/72,970.92 = 29,003.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,877.19x = 72,970.92 × 29,003.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,877.19x = 2,116,420,105.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,116,420,105.02/52,877.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,025.20

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.