Home / 53,907.73-80,795.98-24,317.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,907.73, 80,795.98 and 24,317.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,907.73, 80,795.98 and 24,317.62 is: 36,446.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,907.73 : 80,795.98 = 24,317.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,907.73/80,795.98 = 24,317.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,907.73x = 80,795.98 × 24,317.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,907.73x = 1,964,765,767.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,964,765,767.57/53,907.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,446.83

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.