Home / 54,705.20-82,043.40-17,265.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,705.20, 82,043.40 and 17,265.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,705.20, 82,043.40 and 17,265.20 is: 25,893.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,705.20 : 82,043.40 = 17,265.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,705.20/82,043.40 = 17,265.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,705.20x = 82,043.40 × 17,265.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,705.20x = 1,416,495,709.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,416,495,709.68/54,705.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,893.26

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.