Home / 50,730.60-76,182.30-36,042.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,730.60, 76,182.30 and 36,042.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,730.60, 76,182.30 and 36,042.60 is: 54,125.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,730.60 : 76,182.30 = 36,042.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,730.60/76,182.30 = 36,042.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,730.60x = 76,182.30 × 36,042.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,730.60x = 2,745,808,165.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,745,808,165.98/50,730.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,125.28

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.