Home / 59,748.80-89,623.20-50,532.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 59,748.80, 89,623.20 and 50,532.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 59,748.80, 89,623.20 and 50,532.80 is: 75,799.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,748.80 : 89,623.20 = 50,532.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,748.80/89,623.20 = 50,532.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,748.80x = 89,623.20 × 50,532.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,748.80x = 4,528,911,240.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,528,911,240.96/59,748.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,799.20

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.