Home / 50,638.37-75,956.55-15,123.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,638.37, 75,956.55 and 15,123.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,638.37, 75,956.55 and 15,123.74 is: 22,685.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,638.37 : 75,956.55 = 15,123.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,638.37/75,956.55 = 15,123.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,638.37x = 75,956.55 × 15,123.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,638.37x = 1,148,746,733.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,148,746,733.71/50,638.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,685.30

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.