Home / 52,905.60-79,228.80-25,171.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,905.60, 79,228.80 and 25,171.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,905.60, 79,228.80 and 25,171.20 is: 37,695.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,905.60 : 79,228.80 = 25,171.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,905.60/79,228.80 = 25,171.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,905.60x = 79,228.80 × 25,171.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,905.60x = 1,994,283,970.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,994,283,970.56/52,905.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,695.14

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.