Home / 50,574.29-75,868.95-16,368.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,574.29, 75,868.95 and 16,368.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,574.29, 75,868.95 and 16,368.62 is: 24,555.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,574.29 : 75,868.95 = 16,368.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,574.29/75,868.95 = 16,368.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,574.29x = 75,868.95 × 16,368.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,574.29x = 1,241,870,012.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,241,870,012.35/50,574.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,555.36

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.