Home / 53,226.92-73,452.18-29,355.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,226.92, 73,452.18 and 29,355.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,226.92, 73,452.18 and 29,355.80 is: 40,510.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,226.92 : 73,452.18 = 29,355.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,226.92/73,452.18 = 29,355.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,226.92x = 73,452.18 × 29,355.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,226.92x = 2,156,247,505.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,156,247,505.64/53,226.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,510.47

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.