Home / 56,198.88-84,199.68-50,097.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,198.88, 84,199.68 and 50,097.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,198.88, 84,199.68 and 50,097.60 is: 75,058.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,198.88 : 84,199.68 = 50,097.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,198.88/84,199.68 = 50,097.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,198.88x = 84,199.68 × 50,097.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,198.88x = 4,218,201,888.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,218,201,888.77/56,198.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,058.47

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.