Home / 208,342.44-312,513.81-50,571.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 208,342.44, 312,513.81 and 50,571.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 208,342.44, 312,513.81 and 50,571.04 is: 75,856.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    208,342.44 : 312,513.81 = 50,571.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    208,342.44/312,513.81 = 50,571.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    208,342.44x = 312,513.81 × 50,571.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    208,342.44x = 15,804,148,386.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,804,148,386.06/208,342.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,856.60

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.