Home / 50,698.70-76,022.67-15,633.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,698.70, 76,022.67 and 15,633.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,698.70, 76,022.67 and 15,633.80 is: 23,442.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,698.70 : 76,022.67 = 15,633.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,698.70/76,022.67 = 15,633.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,698.70x = 76,022.67 × 15,633.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,698.70x = 1,188,523,218.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,188,523,218.25/50,698.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,442.87

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.