Home / 59,628.40-89,442.60-50,005.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,628.40, 89,442.60 and 50,005.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,628.40, 89,442.60 and 50,005.60 is: 75,008.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,628.40 : 89,442.60 = 50,005.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,628.40/89,442.60 = 50,005.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,628.40x = 89,442.60 × 50,005.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,628.40x = 4,472,630,878.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,472,630,878.56/59,628.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,008.40

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.