Home / 53,207.10-79,929.45-44,459.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,207.10, 79,929.45 and 44,459.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,207.10, 79,929.45 and 44,459.10 is: 66,787.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,207.10 : 79,929.45 = 44,459.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,207.10/79,929.45 = 44,459.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,207.10x = 79,929.45 × 44,459.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,207.10x = 3,553,591,410.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,553,591,410.50/53,207.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,787.92

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.