Home / 34,833.28-48,070.50-18,917.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,833.28, 48,070.50 and 18,917.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,833.28, 48,070.50 and 18,917.74 is: 26,106.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,833.28 : 48,070.50 = 18,917.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,833.28/48,070.50 = 18,917.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,833.28x = 48,070.50 × 18,917.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,833.28x = 909,385,220.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 909,385,220.67/34,833.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,106.79

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.