Home / 54,908.01-75,772.56-30,708.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,908.01, 75,772.56 and 30,708.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,908.01, 75,772.56 and 30,708.93 is: 42,378.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,908.01 : 75,772.56 = 30,708.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,908.01/75,772.56 = 30,708.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,908.01x = 75,772.56 × 30,708.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,908.01x = 2,326,894,240.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,326,894,240.96/54,908.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,378.05

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.