Home / 54,917.09-82,359.30-23,326.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,917.09, 82,359.30 and 23,326.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,917.09, 82,359.30 and 23,326.70 is: 34,983.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,917.09 : 82,359.30 = 23,326.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,917.09/82,359.30 = 23,326.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,917.09x = 82,359.30 × 23,326.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,917.09x = 1,921,170,683.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,921,170,683.31/54,917.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,983.11

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.