Home / 75,459.40-113,318.70-53,427.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,459.40, 113,318.70 and 53,427.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,459.40, 113,318.70 and 53,427.40 is: 80,232.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,459.40 : 113,318.70 = 53,427.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,459.40/113,318.70 = 53,427.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,459.40x = 113,318.70 × 53,427.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,459.40x = 6,054,323,512.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,054,323,512.38/75,459.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,232.86

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.