Home / 50,089.50-69,123.51-27,734.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,089.50, 69,123.51 and 27,734.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,089.50, 69,123.51 and 27,734.94 is: 38,274.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,089.50 : 69,123.51 = 27,734.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,089.50/69,123.51 = 27,734.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,089.50x = 69,123.51 × 27,734.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,089.50x = 1,917,136,402.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,917,136,402.44/50,089.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,274.22

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.