Home / 53,503.65-73,818.31-30,839.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,503.65, 73,818.31 and 30,839.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,503.65, 73,818.31 and 30,839.54 is: 42,548.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,503.65 : 73,818.31 = 30,839.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,503.65/73,818.31 = 30,839.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,503.65x = 73,818.31 × 30,839.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,503.65x = 2,276,522,831.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,276,522,831.42/53,503.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,548.93

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.