Home / 50,378.36-75,541.46-14,835.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,378.36, 75,541.46 and 14,835.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,378.36, 75,541.46 and 14,835.05 is: 22,244.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,378.36 : 75,541.46 = 14,835.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,378.36/75,541.46 = 14,835.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,378.36x = 75,541.46 × 14,835.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,378.36x = 1,120,661,450.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,120,661,450.85/50,378.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,244.90

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.