Home / 50,119.40-75,176.44-16,839.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,119.40, 75,176.44 and 16,839.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,119.40, 75,176.44 and 16,839.72 is: 25,258.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,119.40 : 75,176.44 = 16,839.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,119.40/75,176.44 = 16,839.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,119.40x = 75,176.44 × 16,839.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,119.40x = 1,265,950,200.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,265,950,200.20/50,119.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,258.69

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.