Home / 90,597.88-125,020.87-50,314.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 90,597.88, 125,020.87 and 50,314.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 90,597.88, 125,020.87 and 50,314.21 is: 69,431.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    90,597.88 : 125,020.87 = 50,314.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    90,597.88/125,020.87 = 50,314.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    90,597.88x = 125,020.87 × 50,314.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    90,597.88x = 6,290,326,307.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,290,326,307.56/90,597.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,431.27

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.