Home / 53,114.52-73,300.68-29,240.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,114.52, 73,300.68 and 29,240.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,114.52, 73,300.68 and 29,240.94 is: 40,353.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,114.52 : 73,300.68 = 29,240.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,114.52/73,300.68 = 29,240.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,114.52x = 73,300.68 × 29,240.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,114.52x = 2,143,380,785.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,143,380,785.84/53,114.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,353.95

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.