Home / 53,533.65-73,877.90-29,662.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,533.65, 73,877.90 and 29,662.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,533.65, 73,877.90 and 29,662.95 is: 40,935.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,533.65 : 73,877.90 = 29,662.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,533.65/73,877.90 = 29,662.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,533.65x = 73,877.90 × 29,662.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,533.65x = 2,191,436,305.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,191,436,305.49/53,533.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,935.68

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.