Home / 50,233.37-75,350.50-16,498.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,233.37, 75,350.50 and 16,498.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,233.37, 75,350.50 and 16,498.89 is: 24,748.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,233.37 : 75,350.50 = 16,498.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,233.37/75,350.50 = 16,498.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,233.37x = 75,350.50 × 16,498.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,233.37x = 1,243,199,662.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,243,199,662.50/50,233.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,748.48

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.