Home / 55,940.80-83,946.61-50,686.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,940.80, 83,946.61 and 50,686.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,940.80, 83,946.61 and 50,686.54 is: 76,061.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,940.80 : 83,946.61 = 50,686.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,940.80/83,946.61 = 50,686.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,940.80x = 83,946.61 × 50,686.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,940.80x = 4,254,963,205.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,254,963,205.63/55,940.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,061.89

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.