Home / 53,021.80-79,532.70-44,468.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,021.80, 79,532.70 and 44,468.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,021.80, 79,532.70 and 44,468.20 is: 66,702.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,021.80 : 79,532.70 = 44,468.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,021.80/79,532.70 = 44,468.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,021.80x = 79,532.70 × 44,468.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,021.80x = 3,536,676,010.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,536,676,010.14/53,021.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,702.30

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.