Home / 50,634.30-69,879.42-27,975.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,634.30, 69,879.42 and 27,975.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,634.30, 69,879.42 and 27,975.27 is: 38,608.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,634.30 : 69,879.42 = 27,975.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,634.30/69,879.42 = 27,975.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,634.30x = 69,879.42 × 27,975.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,634.30x = 1,954,895,641.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,954,895,641.94/50,634.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,608.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.