Home / 53,779.60-80,650.20-18,720.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,779.60, 80,650.20 and 18,720.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,779.60, 80,650.20 and 18,720.40 is: 28,073.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,779.60 : 80,650.20 = 18,720.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,779.60/80,650.20 = 18,720.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,779.60x = 80,650.20 × 18,720.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,779.60x = 1,509,804,004.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,509,804,004.08/53,779.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,073.92

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.