Home / 50,428.88-75,651.53-14,893.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,428.88, 75,651.53 and 14,893.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,428.88, 75,651.53 and 14,893.80 is: 22,343.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,428.88 : 75,651.53 = 14,893.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,428.88/75,651.53 = 14,893.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,428.88x = 75,651.53 × 14,893.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,428.88x = 1,126,738,757.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,126,738,757.51/50,428.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,343.12

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.