Home / 50,053.04-75,082.44-16,771.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,053.04, 75,082.44 and 16,771.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,053.04, 75,082.44 and 16,771.76 is: 25,158.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,053.04 : 75,082.44 = 16,771.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,053.04/75,082.44 = 16,771.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,053.04x = 75,082.44 × 16,771.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,053.04x = 1,259,264,663.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,259,264,663.89/50,053.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,158.61

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.