Home / 54,977.29-75,829.54-50,454.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,977.29, 75,829.54 and 50,454.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,977.29, 75,829.54 and 50,454.58 is: 69,591.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,977.29 : 75,829.54 = 50,454.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,977.29/75,829.54 = 50,454.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,977.29x = 75,829.54 × 50,454.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,977.29x = 3,825,947,513.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,825,947,513.37/54,977.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,591.42

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.