Home / 57,434.24-79,260.18-34,772.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,434.24, 79,260.18 and 34,772.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,434.24, 79,260.18 and 34,772.96 is: 47,987.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,434.24 : 79,260.18 = 34,772.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,434.24/79,260.18 = 34,772.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,434.24x = 79,260.18 × 34,772.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,434.24x = 2,756,111,068.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,756,111,068.73/57,434.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,987.25

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.