Home / 50,445.27-75,630.87-24,168.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,445.27, 75,630.87 and 24,168.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,445.27, 75,630.87 and 24,168.48 is: 36,234.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,445.27 : 75,630.87 = 24,168.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,445.27/75,630.87 = 24,168.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,445.27x = 75,630.87 × 24,168.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,445.27x = 1,827,883,168.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,827,883,168.98/50,445.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,234.98

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.