Home / 50,236.94-75,355.37-15,176.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,236.94, 75,355.37 and 15,176.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,236.94, 75,355.37 and 15,176.59 is: 22,764.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,236.94 : 75,355.37 = 15,176.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,236.94/75,355.37 = 15,176.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,236.94x = 75,355.37 × 15,176.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,236.94x = 1,143,637,347.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,143,637,347.43/50,236.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,764.87

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.