Home / 53,843.60-80,779.80-48,040.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,843.60, 80,779.80 and 48,040.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,843.60, 80,779.80 and 48,040.40 is: 72,073.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,843.60 : 80,779.80 = 48,040.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,843.60/80,779.80 = 48,040.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,843.60x = 80,779.80 × 48,040.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,843.60x = 3,880,693,903.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,880,693,903.92/53,843.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,073.45

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.