Home / 54,875.92-75,728.52-29,725.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,875.92, 75,728.52 and 29,725.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,875.92, 75,728.52 and 29,725.48 is: 41,021.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,875.92 : 75,728.52 = 29,725.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,875.92/75,728.52 = 29,725.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,875.92x = 75,728.52 × 29,725.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,875.92x = 2,251,066,606.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,251,066,606.69/54,875.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,021.03

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.