Home / 50,953.48-76,451.82-24,677.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 50,953.48, 76,451.82 and 24,677.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 50,953.48, 76,451.82 and 24,677.80 is: 37,027.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,953.48 : 76,451.82 = 24,677.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,953.48/76,451.82 = 24,677.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,953.48x = 76,451.82 × 24,677.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,953.48x = 1,886,662,723.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,886,662,723.60/50,953.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,027.16

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.