Home / 30,898.50-46,361.60-14,249.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,898.50, 46,361.60 and 14,249.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,898.50, 46,361.60 and 14,249.62 is: 21,380.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,898.50 : 46,361.60 = 14,249.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,898.50/46,361.60 = 14,249.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,898.50x = 46,361.60 × 14,249.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,898.50x = 660,635,182.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 660,635,182.59/30,898.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,380.82

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.