Home / 190,631.36-285,948.12-50,388.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 190,631.36, 285,948.12 and 50,388.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 190,631.36, 285,948.12 and 50,388.50 is: 75,583.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    190,631.36 : 285,948.12 = 50,388.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    190,631.36/285,948.12 = 50,388.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    190,631.36x = 285,948.12 × 50,388.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    190,631.36x = 14,408,496,844.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,408,496,844.62/190,631.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,583.04

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.