Home / 50,433.50-75,607.90-21,949.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,433.50, 75,607.90 and 21,949.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,433.50, 75,607.90 and 21,949.18 is: 32,905.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,433.50 : 75,607.90 = 21,949.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,433.50/75,607.90 = 21,949.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,433.50x = 75,607.90 × 21,949.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,433.50x = 1,659,531,162.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,659,531,162.63/50,433.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,905.33

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.