Home / 50.57-75.44-49.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50.57, 75.44 and 49.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50.57, 75.44 and 49.45 is: 73.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50.57 : 75.44 = 49.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50.57/75.44 = 49.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50.57x = 75.44 × 49.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50.57x = 3,730.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,730.82/50.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.