Home / 53,536.53-73,880.28-29,662.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,536.53, 73,880.28 and 29,662.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,536.53, 73,880.28 and 29,662.95 is: 40,934.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,536.53 : 73,880.28 = 29,662.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,536.53/73,880.28 = 29,662.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,536.53x = 73,880.28 × 29,662.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,536.53x = 2,191,507,051.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,191,507,051.63/53,536.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,934.80

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.