Home / 59,624.40-89,436.60-50,001.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,624.40, 89,436.60 and 50,001.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,624.40, 89,436.60 and 50,001.60 is: 75,002.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,624.40 : 89,436.60 = 50,001.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,624.40/89,436.60 = 50,001.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,624.40x = 89,436.60 × 50,001.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,624.40x = 4,471,973,098.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,471,973,098.56/59,624.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,002.40

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.