Home / 50,621.42-75,939.40-15,564.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,621.42, 75,939.40 and 15,564.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,621.42, 75,939.40 and 15,564.02 is: 23,348.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,621.42 : 75,939.40 = 15,564.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,621.42/75,939.40 = 15,564.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,621.42x = 75,939.40 × 15,564.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,621.42x = 1,181,922,340.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,181,922,340.39/50,621.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,348.27

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.