Home / 50,634.48-75,962.49-17,345.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,634.48, 75,962.49 and 17,345.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,634.48, 75,962.49 and 17,345.61 is: 26,022.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,634.48 : 75,962.49 = 17,345.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,634.48/75,962.49 = 17,345.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,634.48x = 75,962.49 × 17,345.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,634.48x = 1,317,615,726.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,317,615,726.17/50,634.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,022.10

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.