Home / 50,532.21-69,761.79-30,393.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,532.21, 69,761.79 and 30,393.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,532.21, 69,761.79 and 30,393.59 is: 41,959.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,532.21 : 69,761.79 = 30,393.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,532.21/69,761.79 = 30,393.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,532.21x = 69,761.79 × 30,393.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,532.21x = 2,120,311,242.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,120,311,242.93/50,532.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,959.60

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.