Home / 54,100.65-74,657.37-30,227.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,100.65, 74,657.37 and 30,227.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,100.65, 74,657.37 and 30,227.33 is: 41,712.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,100.65 : 74,657.37 = 30,227.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,100.65/74,657.37 = 30,227.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,100.65x = 74,657.37 × 30,227.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,100.65x = 2,256,692,586.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,256,692,586.64/54,100.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,712.86

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.