Home / 53,836.93-80,759.54-16,400.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,836.93, 80,759.54 and 16,400.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,836.93, 80,759.54 and 16,400.17 is: 24,601.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,836.93 : 80,759.54 = 16,400.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,836.93/80,759.54 = 16,400.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,836.93x = 80,759.54 × 16,400.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,836.93x = 1,324,470,185.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,324,470,185.12/53,836.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,601.52

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.