Home / 69,726.26-96,189.37-50,563.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,726.26, 96,189.37 and 50,563.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,726.26, 96,189.37 and 50,563.99 is: 69,754.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,726.26 : 96,189.37 = 50,563.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,726.26/96,189.37 = 50,563.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,726.26x = 96,189.37 × 50,563.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,726.26x = 4,863,718,336.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,863,718,336.61/69,726.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,754.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.