Home / 73,892.80-110,839.20-50,564.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,892.80, 110,839.20 and 50,564.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,892.80, 110,839.20 and 50,564.80 is: 75,847.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,892.80 : 110,839.20 = 50,564.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,892.80/110,839.20 = 50,564.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,892.80x = 110,839.20 × 50,564.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,892.80x = 5,604,561,980.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,604,561,980.16/73,892.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,847.20

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.