Home / 53,768.60-74,193.62-29,890.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,768.60, 74,193.62 and 29,890.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,768.60, 74,193.62 and 29,890.50 is: 41,244.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,768.60 : 74,193.62 = 29,890.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,768.60/74,193.62 = 29,890.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,768.60x = 74,193.62 × 29,890.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,768.60x = 2,217,684,249.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,217,684,249.16/53,768.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,244.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.