Home / 53,553.24-80,323.74-14,113.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,553.24, 80,323.74 and 14,113.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,553.24, 80,323.74 and 14,113.44 is: 21,168.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,553.24 : 80,323.74 = 14,113.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,553.24/80,323.74 = 14,113.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,553.24x = 80,323.74 × 14,113.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,553.24x = 1,133,644,285.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,133,644,285.07/53,553.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,168.55

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.