Home / 50,088.85-75,130.71-16,809.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,088.85, 75,130.71 and 16,809.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,088.85, 75,130.71 and 16,809.19 is: 25,212.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,088.85 : 75,130.71 = 16,809.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,088.85/75,130.71 = 16,809.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,088.85x = 75,130.71 × 16,809.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,088.85x = 1,262,886,379.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,262,886,379.22/50,088.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,212.92

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.