Home / 53,787.52-80,621.52-40,597.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,787.52, 80,621.52 and 40,597.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,787.52, 80,621.52 and 40,597.12 is: 60,850.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,787.52 : 80,621.52 = 40,597.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,787.52/80,621.52 = 40,597.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,787.52x = 80,621.52 × 40,597.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,787.52x = 3,273,001,522.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,273,001,522.02/53,787.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,850.58

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.