Home / 55,001.20-75,901.74-29,850.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,001.20, 75,901.74 and 29,850.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,001.20, 75,901.74 and 29,850.76 is: 41,194.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,001.20 : 75,901.74 = 29,850.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,001.20/75,901.74 = 29,850.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,001.20x = 75,901.74 × 29,850.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,001.20x = 2,265,724,624.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,265,724,624.32/55,001.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,194.09

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.