Home / 54,867.30-75,714.39-34,459.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,867.30, 75,714.39 and 34,459.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,867.30, 75,714.39 and 34,459.92 is: 47,553.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,867.30 : 75,714.39 = 34,459.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,867.30/75,714.39 = 34,459.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,867.30x = 75,714.39 × 34,459.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,867.30x = 2,609,111,822.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,609,111,822.25/54,867.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,553.13

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.