Home / 53,847.20-80,578.80-34,135.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,847.20, 80,578.80 and 34,135.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,847.20, 80,578.80 and 34,135.20 is: 51,081.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,847.20 : 80,578.80 = 34,135.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,847.20/80,578.80 = 34,135.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,847.20x = 80,578.80 × 34,135.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,847.20x = 2,750,573,453.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,750,573,453.76/53,847.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,081.09

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.