Home / 50,886.88-76,315.74-17,149.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,886.88, 76,315.74 and 17,149.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,886.88, 76,315.74 and 17,149.22 is: 25,718.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,886.88 : 76,315.74 = 17,149.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,886.88/76,315.74 = 17,149.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,886.88x = 76,315.74 × 17,149.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,886.88x = 1,308,755,255.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,308,755,255.02/50,886.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,718.91

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.