Home / 50,457.04-69,627.66-29,232.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,457.04, 69,627.66 and 29,232.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,457.04, 69,627.66 and 29,232.64 is: 40,339.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,457.04 : 69,627.66 = 29,232.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,457.04/69,627.66 = 29,232.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,457.04x = 69,627.66 × 29,232.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,457.04x = 2,035,400,318.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,035,400,318.82/50,457.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,339.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.