Home / 50,088.64-75,133.68-23,796.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,088.64, 75,133.68 and 23,796.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,088.64, 75,133.68 and 23,796.04 is: 35,694.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,088.64 : 75,133.68 = 23,796.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,088.64/75,133.68 = 23,796.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,088.64x = 75,133.68 × 23,796.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,088.64x = 1,787,884,054.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,787,884,054.63/50,088.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,694.40

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.