Home / 53,754.27-80,641.16-22,146.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,754.27, 80,641.16 and 22,146.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,754.27, 80,641.16 and 22,146.78 is: 33,224.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,754.27 : 80,641.16 = 22,146.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,754.27/80,641.16 = 22,146.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,754.27x = 80,641.16 × 22,146.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,754.27x = 1,785,941,918.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,785,941,918.73/53,754.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,224.19

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.