Home / 50,412.50-75,665.52-25,470.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,412.50, 75,665.52 and 25,470.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,412.50, 75,665.52 and 25,470.06 is: 38,228.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,412.50 : 75,665.52 = 25,470.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,412.50/75,665.52 = 25,470.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,412.50x = 75,665.52 × 25,470.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,412.50x = 1,927,205,523.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,927,205,523.50/50,412.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,228.73

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.