Home / 50,437.21-75,553.55-23,381.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,437.21, 75,553.55 and 23,381.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,437.21, 75,553.55 and 23,381.52 is: 35,024.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,437.21 : 75,553.55 = 23,381.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,437.21/75,553.55 = 23,381.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,437.21x = 75,553.55 × 23,381.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,437.21x = 1,766,556,811.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,766,556,811.17/50,437.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,024.87

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.