Home / 53,579.24-80,323.50-32,759

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,579.24, 80,323.50 and 32,759

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,579.24, 80,323.50 and 32,759 is: 49,110.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,579.24 : 80,323.50 = 32,759 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,579.24/80,323.50 = 32,759/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,579.24x = 80,323.50 × 32,759
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,579.24x = 2,631,317,536.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,631,317,536.50/53,579.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,110.77

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.