Home / 58,661.75-80,653.44-52,227.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 58,661.75, 80,653.44 and 52,227.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 58,661.75, 80,653.44 and 52,227.11 is: 71,806.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,661.75 : 80,653.44 = 52,227.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,661.75/80,653.44 = 52,227.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,661.75x = 80,653.44 × 52,227.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,661.75x = 4,212,296,082.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,212,296,082.76/58,661.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,806.52

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.