Home / 53,117.14-79,680.58-13,674.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,117.14, 79,680.58 and 13,674.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,117.14, 79,680.58 and 13,674.38 is: 20,512.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,117.14 : 79,680.58 = 13,674.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,117.14/79,680.58 = 13,674.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,117.14x = 79,680.58 × 13,674.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,117.14x = 1,089,582,529.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,089,582,529.54/53,117.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,512.82

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.