Home / 53,001.13-79,500.56-15,560.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,001.13, 79,500.56 and 15,560.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,001.13, 79,500.56 and 15,560.37 is: 23,340.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,001.13 : 79,500.56 = 15,560.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,001.13/79,500.56 = 15,560.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,001.13x = 79,500.56 × 15,560.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,001.13x = 1,237,058,128.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,237,058,128.81/53,001.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,340.22

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.