Home / 50,337.68-75,434.88-37,085.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,337.68, 75,434.88 and 37,085.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,337.68, 75,434.88 and 37,085.84 is: 55,575.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,337.68 : 75,434.88 = 37,085.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,337.68/75,434.88 = 37,085.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,337.68x = 75,434.88 × 37,085.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,337.68x = 2,797,565,890.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,797,565,890.10/50,337.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,575.98

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.