Home / 50,347.33-75,532.03-15,289.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,347.33, 75,532.03 and 15,289.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,347.33, 75,532.03 and 15,289.72 is: 22,937.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,347.33 : 75,532.03 = 15,289.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,347.33/75,532.03 = 15,289.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,347.33x = 75,532.03 × 15,289.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,347.33x = 1,154,863,362.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,154,863,362.68/50,347.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,937.93

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.