Home / 53,616.20-80,424.30-37,027.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,616.20, 80,424.30 and 37,027.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,616.20, 80,424.30 and 37,027.40 is: 55,541.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,616.20 : 80,424.30 = 37,027.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,616.20/80,424.30 = 37,027.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,616.20x = 80,424.30 × 37,027.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,616.20x = 2,977,902,725.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,977,902,725.82/53,616.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,541.10

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.