Home / 50,684.16-69,937.92-29,468.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,684.16, 69,937.92 and 29,468.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,684.16, 69,937.92 and 29,468.16 is: 40,662.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,684.16 : 69,937.92 = 29,468.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,684.16/69,937.92 = 29,468.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,684.16x = 69,937.92 × 29,468.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,684.16x = 2,060,941,816.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,060,941,816.63/50,684.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,662.44

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.