Home / 50,636.20-75,853.36-30,635.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,636.20, 75,853.36 and 30,635.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,636.20, 75,853.36 and 30,635.05 is: 45,891.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,636.20 : 75,853.36 = 30,635.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,636.20/75,853.36 = 30,635.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,636.20x = 75,853.36 × 30,635.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,636.20x = 2,323,771,476.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,323,771,476.27/50,636.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,891.51

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.