Home / 53,503.47-80,249.13-14,063.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,503.47, 80,249.13 and 14,063.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,503.47, 80,249.13 and 14,063.66 is: 21,093.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,503.47 : 80,249.13 = 14,063.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,503.47/80,249.13 = 14,063.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,503.47x = 80,249.13 × 14,063.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,503.47x = 1,128,596,379.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,128,596,379.30/53,503.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,093.89

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.