Home / 50,674.42-76,022.52-15,138.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,674.42, 76,022.52 and 15,138.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,674.42, 76,022.52 and 15,138.56 is: 22,711.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,674.42 : 76,022.52 = 15,138.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,674.42/76,022.52 = 15,138.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,674.42x = 76,022.52 × 15,138.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,674.42x = 1,150,871,480.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,150,871,480.37/50,674.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,711.09

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.