Home / 54,796.08-82,389.72-50,465.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,796.08, 82,389.72 and 50,465.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,796.08, 82,389.72 and 50,465.80 is: 75,878.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,796.08 : 82,389.72 = 50,465.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,796.08/82,389.72 = 50,465.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,796.08x = 82,389.72 × 50,465.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,796.08x = 4,157,863,131.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,157,863,131.58/54,796.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,878.84

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.