Home / 53,534.40-80,301.60-24,009.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,534.40, 80,301.60 and 24,009.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,534.40, 80,301.60 and 24,009.90 is: 36,014.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,534.40 : 80,301.60 = 24,009.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,534.40/80,301.60 = 24,009.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,534.40x = 80,301.60 × 24,009.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,534.40x = 1,928,033,385.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,928,033,385.84/53,534.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,014.85

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.