Home / 53,612.04-80,392.05-16,165.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,612.04, 80,392.05 and 16,165.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,612.04, 80,392.05 and 16,165.14 is: 24,239.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,612.04 : 80,392.05 = 16,165.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,612.04/80,392.05 = 16,165.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,612.04x = 80,392.05 × 16,165.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,612.04x = 1,299,548,743.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,299,548,743.14/53,612.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,239.87

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.