Home / 50,875.20-76,338.05-22,815.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,875.20, 76,338.05 and 22,815.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,875.20, 76,338.05 and 22,815.05 is: 34,233.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,875.20 : 76,338.05 = 22,815.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,875.20/76,338.05 = 22,815.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,875.20x = 76,338.05 × 22,815.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,875.20x = 1,741,655,931.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,741,655,931.89/50,875.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,233.89

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.