Home / 52,912.36-79,732.62-43,758.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,912.36, 79,732.62 and 43,758.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,912.36, 79,732.62 and 43,758.24 is: 65,938.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,912.36 : 79,732.62 = 43,758.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,912.36/79,732.62 = 43,758.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,912.36x = 79,732.62 × 43,758.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,912.36x = 3,488,959,121.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,488,959,121.79/52,912.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,938.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.