Home / 50,624.58-75,895.78-21,064.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,624.58, 75,895.78 and 21,064.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,624.58, 75,895.78 and 21,064.54 is: 31,579.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,624.58 : 75,895.78 = 21,064.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,624.58/75,895.78 = 21,064.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,624.58x = 75,895.78 × 21,064.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,624.58x = 1,598,709,208.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,598,709,208.84/50,624.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,579.71

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.