Home / 53,941.83-74,440.74-30,065.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,941.83, 74,440.74 and 30,065.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,941.83, 74,440.74 and 30,065.97 is: 41,491.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,941.83 : 74,440.74 = 30,065.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,941.83/74,440.74 = 30,065.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,941.83x = 74,440.74 × 30,065.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,941.83x = 2,238,133,055.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,238,133,055.62/53,941.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,491.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.