Home / 50,318.88-69,441.48-30,179.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,318.88, 69,441.48 and 30,179.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,318.88, 69,441.48 and 30,179.04 is: 41,647.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,318.88 : 69,441.48 = 30,179.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,318.88/69,441.48 = 30,179.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,318.88x = 69,441.48 × 30,179.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,318.88x = 2,095,677,202.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,095,677,202.58/50,318.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,647.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.