Home / 53,410.24-80,115.26-20,137.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,410.24, 80,115.26 and 20,137.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,410.24, 80,115.26 and 20,137.77 is: 30,206.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,410.24 : 80,115.26 = 20,137.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,410.24/80,115.26 = 20,137.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,410.24x = 80,115.26 × 20,137.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,410.24x = 1,613,342,679.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,613,342,679.37/53,410.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,206.62

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.