Home / 50,525.10-69,724.98-27,864.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,525.10, 69,724.98 and 27,864.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,525.10, 69,724.98 and 27,864.90 is: 38,453.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,525.10 : 69,724.98 = 27,864.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,525.10/69,724.98 = 27,864.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,525.10x = 69,724.98 × 27,864.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,525.10x = 1,942,879,595.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,942,879,595.20/50,525.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,453.75

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.