Home / 53.10-73.62-50.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53.10, 73.62 and 50.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53.10, 73.62 and 50.37 is: 69.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53.10 : 73.62 = 50.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53.10/73.62 = 50.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53.10x = 73.62 × 50.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53.10x = 3,708.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,708.24/53.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.39) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.