Home / 50,873.06-70,204.83-28,517.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,873.06, 70,204.83 and 28,517.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,873.06, 70,204.83 and 28,517.06 is: 39,353.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,873.06 : 70,204.83 = 28,517.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,873.06/70,204.83 = 28,517.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,873.06x = 70,204.83 × 28,517.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,873.06x = 2,002,035,417.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,002,035,417.97/50,873.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,353.55

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.