Home / 53,906.00-80,856.23-20,623.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,906.00, 80,856.23 and 20,623.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,906.00, 80,856.23 and 20,623.50 is: 30,934.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,906.00 : 80,856.23 = 20,623.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,906.00/80,856.23 = 20,623.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,906.00x = 80,856.23 × 20,623.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,906.00x = 1,667,538,356.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,667,538,356.29/53,906.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,934.19

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.