Home / 53,712.69-80,541.36-24,105.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,712.69, 80,541.36 and 24,105.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,712.69, 80,541.36 and 24,105.15 is: 36,145.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,712.69 : 80,541.36 = 24,105.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,712.69/80,541.36 = 24,105.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,712.69x = 80,541.36 × 24,105.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,712.69x = 1,941,461,564.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,941,461,564.00/53,712.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,145.31

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.