Home / 50,547.60-75,828.96-16,341.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,547.60, 75,828.96 and 16,341.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,547.60, 75,828.96 and 16,341.96 is: 24,515.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,547.60 : 75,828.96 = 16,341.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,547.60/75,828.96 = 16,341.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,547.60x = 75,828.96 × 16,341.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,547.60x = 1,239,193,831.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,239,193,831.16/50,547.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,515.38

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.