Home / 52,943,251.38-73,063,461-29,422,779.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,943,251.38, 73,063,461 and 29,422,779.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,943,251.38, 73,063,461 and 29,422,779.24 is: 40,604,421.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,943,251.38 : 73,063,461 = 29,422,779.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,943,251.38/73,063,461 = 29,422,779.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,943,251.38x = 73,063,461 × 29,422,779.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,943,251.38x = 2,149,730,083,513,349.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,149,730,083,513,349.50/52,943,251.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,604,421.29

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.