Home / 53,412.80-80,094.90-23,815.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,412.80, 80,094.90 and 23,815.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,412.80, 80,094.90 and 23,815.40 is: 35,712.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,412.80 : 80,094.90 = 23,815.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,412.80/80,094.90 = 23,815.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,412.80x = 80,094.90 × 23,815.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,412.80x = 1,907,492,081.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,907,492,081.46/53,412.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,712.27

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.