Home / 50,587.44-75,840.12-45,051.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,587.44, 75,840.12 and 45,051.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,587.44, 75,840.12 and 45,051.54 is: 67,540.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,587.44 : 75,840.12 = 45,051.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,587.44/75,840.12 = 45,051.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,587.44x = 75,840.12 × 45,051.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,587.44x = 3,416,714,199.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,416,714,199.78/50,587.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,540.76

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.