Home / 60,315.44-90,532.35-50,383.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,315.44, 90,532.35 and 50,383.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,315.44, 90,532.35 and 50,383.98 is: 75,625.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,315.44 : 90,532.35 = 50,383.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,315.44/90,532.35 = 50,383.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,315.44x = 90,532.35 × 50,383.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,315.44x = 4,561,379,659.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,561,379,659.09/60,315.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,625.41

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.