Home / 50,123.14-75,186.53-16,844.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,123.14, 75,186.53 and 16,844.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,123.14, 75,186.53 and 16,844.29 is: 25,267.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,123.14 : 75,186.53 = 16,844.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,123.14/75,186.53 = 16,844.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,123.14x = 75,186.53 × 16,844.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,123.14x = 1,266,463,715.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,266,463,715.41/50,123.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,267.05

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.