Home / 53,776.28-80,680.84-27,499.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,776.28, 80,680.84 and 27,499.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,776.28, 80,680.84 and 27,499.48 is: 41,257.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,776.28 : 80,680.84 = 27,499.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,776.28/80,680.84 = 27,499.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,776.28x = 80,680.84 × 27,499.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,776.28x = 2,218,681,145.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,218,681,145.96/53,776.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,257.62

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.