Home / 34,799.48-48,023.41-18,883.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,799.48, 48,023.41 and 18,883.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,799.48, 48,023.41 and 18,883.92 is: 26,059.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,799.48 : 48,023.41 = 18,883.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,799.48/48,023.41 = 18,883.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,799.48x = 48,023.41 × 18,883.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,799.48x = 906,870,400.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 906,870,400.85/34,799.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,059.88

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.