Home / 54,740.77-75,542.22-29,590.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,740.77, 75,542.22 and 29,590.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,740.77, 75,542.22 and 29,590.27 is: 40,834.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,740.77 : 75,542.22 = 29,590.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,740.77/75,542.22 = 29,590.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,740.77x = 75,542.22 × 29,590.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,740.77x = 2,235,314,686.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,235,314,686.20/54,740.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,834.55

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.