Home / 50,571.28-75,833.44-29,517.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,571.28, 75,833.44 and 29,517.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,571.28, 75,833.44 and 29,517.40 is: 44,262.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,571.28 : 75,833.44 = 29,517.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,571.28/75,833.44 = 29,517.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,571.28x = 75,833.44 × 29,517.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,571.28x = 2,238,405,981.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,238,405,981.86/50,571.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,262.40

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.