Home / 50,201.51-75,154.30-43,973.69

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,201.51, 75,154.30 and 43,973.69

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,201.51, 75,154.30 and 43,973.69 is: 65,830.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,201.51 : 75,154.30 = 43,973.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,201.51/75,154.30 = 43,973.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,201.51x = 75,154.30 × 43,973.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,201.51x = 3,304,811,404.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,304,811,404.66/50,201.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,830.92

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.