Home / 50,432.49-75,648.68-15,372.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,432.49, 75,648.68 and 15,372.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,432.49, 75,648.68 and 15,372.15 is: 23,058.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,432.49 : 75,648.68 = 15,372.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,432.49/75,648.68 = 15,372.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,432.49x = 75,648.68 × 15,372.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,432.49x = 1,162,882,779.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,162,882,779.40/50,432.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,058.21

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.