Home / 50,339.66-75,504.29-17,058.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,339.66, 75,504.29 and 17,058.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,339.66, 75,504.29 and 17,058.86 is: 25,586.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,339.66 : 75,504.29 = 17,058.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,339.66/75,504.29 = 17,058.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,339.66x = 75,504.29 × 17,058.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,339.66x = 1,288,017,343.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,288,017,343.92/50,339.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,586.53

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.