Home / 50,524.78-75,840-20,960.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,524.78, 75,840 and 20,960.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,524.78, 75,840 and 20,960.17 is: 31,462.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,524.78 : 75,840 = 20,960.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,524.78/75,840 = 20,960.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,524.78x = 75,840 × 20,960.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,524.78x = 1,589,619,292.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,589,619,292.80/50,524.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,462.17

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.