Home / 54,938.58-82,182.25-43,866.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,938.58, 82,182.25 and 43,866.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,938.58, 82,182.25 and 43,866.91 is: 65,620.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,938.58 : 82,182.25 = 43,866.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,938.58/82,182.25 = 43,866.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,938.58x = 82,182.25 × 43,866.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,938.58x = 3,605,081,364.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,605,081,364.35/54,938.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,620.21

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.