Home / 53,650.80-80,443.80-24,063.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,650.80, 80,443.80 and 24,063.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,650.80, 80,443.80 and 24,063.12 is: 36,080.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,650.80 : 80,443.80 = 24,063.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,650.80/80,443.80 = 24,063.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,650.80x = 80,443.80 × 24,063.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,650.80x = 1,935,728,812.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,935,728,812.66/53,650.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,080.15

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.