Home / 53,895.70-80,843.55-40,773.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,895.70, 80,843.55 and 40,773.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,895.70, 80,843.55 and 40,773.70 is: 61,160.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,895.70 : 80,843.55 = 40,773.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,895.70/80,843.55 = 40,773.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,895.70x = 80,843.55 × 40,773.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,895.70x = 3,296,290,654.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,296,290,654.64/53,895.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,160.55

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.