Home / 53,602.44-73,970.88-29,729.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,602.44, 73,970.88 and 29,729.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,602.44, 73,970.88 and 29,729.16 is: 41,025.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,602.44 : 73,970.88 = 29,729.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,602.44/73,970.88 = 29,729.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,602.44x = 73,970.88 × 29,729.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,602.44x = 2,199,092,126.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,199,092,126.86/53,602.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,025.97

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.