Home / 50,513.17-75,661.21-40,982.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,513.17, 75,661.21 and 40,982.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,513.17, 75,661.21 and 40,982.71 is: 61,386.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,513.17 : 75,661.21 = 40,982.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,513.17/75,661.21 = 40,982.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,513.17x = 75,661.21 × 40,982.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,513.17x = 3,100,801,427.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,100,801,427.68/50,513.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,386.00

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.