Home / 53,418.24-80,117.64-23,830.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,418.24, 80,117.64 and 23,830.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,418.24, 80,117.64 and 23,830.56 is: 35,741.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,418.24 : 80,117.64 = 23,830.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,418.24/80,117.64 = 23,830.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,418.24x = 80,117.64 × 23,830.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,418.24x = 1,909,248,227.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,909,248,227.08/53,418.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,741.50

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.