Home / 50,411.17-75,500.11-48,661.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,411.17, 75,500.11 and 48,661.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,411.17, 75,500.11 and 48,661.57 is: 72,879.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,411.17 : 75,500.11 = 48,661.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,411.17/75,500.11 = 48,661.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,411.17x = 75,500.11 × 48,661.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,411.17x = 3,673,953,887.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,673,953,887.77/50,411.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,879.76

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.