Home / 50,837.06-76,202.71-17,078.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,837.06, 76,202.71 and 17,078.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,837.06, 76,202.71 and 17,078.04 is: 25,599.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,837.06 : 76,202.71 = 17,078.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,837.06/76,202.71 = 17,078.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,837.06x = 76,202.71 × 17,078.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,837.06x = 1,301,392,929.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,301,392,929.49/50,837.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,599.30

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.