Home / 69,141.60-103,712.40-52,552.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,141.60, 103,712.40 and 52,552.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,141.60, 103,712.40 and 52,552.80 is: 78,829.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,141.60 : 103,712.40 = 52,552.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,141.60/103,712.40 = 52,552.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,141.60x = 103,712.40 × 52,552.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,141.60x = 5,450,377,014.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,450,377,014.72/69,141.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,829.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.