Home / 54,735.18-75,534.60-29,584.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,735.18, 75,534.60 and 29,584.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,735.18, 75,534.60 and 29,584.68 is: 40,826.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,735.18 : 75,534.60 = 29,584.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,735.18/75,534.60 = 29,584.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,735.18x = 75,534.60 × 29,584.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,735.18x = 2,234,666,969.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,234,666,969.93/54,735.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,826.89

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.