Home / 64,937.60-97,399.20-53,230.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 64,937.60, 97,399.20 and 53,230.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 64,937.60, 97,399.20 and 53,230.40 is: 79,839.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    64,937.60 : 97,399.20 = 53,230.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    64,937.60/97,399.20 = 53,230.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    64,937.60x = 97,399.20 × 53,230.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    64,937.60x = 5,184,598,375.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,184,598,375.68/64,937.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,839.70

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.