Home / 53,576.19-80,370.27-21,984.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,576.19, 80,370.27 and 21,984.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,576.19, 80,370.27 and 21,984.96 is: 32,979.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,576.19 : 80,370.27 = 21,984.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,576.19/80,370.27 = 21,984.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,576.19x = 80,370.27 × 21,984.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,576.19x = 1,766,937,171.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,766,937,171.14/53,576.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,979.90

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.