Home / 94,478.50-130,380.36-52,036.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 94,478.50, 130,380.36 and 52,036.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 94,478.50, 130,380.36 and 52,036.96 is: 71,811.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    94,478.50 : 130,380.36 = 52,036.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    94,478.50/130,380.36 = 52,036.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    94,478.50x = 130,380.36 × 52,036.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    94,478.50x = 6,784,597,578.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,784,597,578.11/94,478.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,811.02

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.