Home / 53,909.12-80,860.94-20,626.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,909.12, 80,860.94 and 20,626.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,909.12, 80,860.94 and 20,626.62 is: 30,938.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,909.12 : 80,860.94 = 20,626.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,909.12/80,860.94 = 20,626.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,909.12x = 80,860.94 × 20,626.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,909.12x = 1,667,887,882.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,667,887,882.22/53,909.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,938.88

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.