Home / 35,830.17-49,447.17-19,914.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 35,830.17, 49,447.17 and 19,914.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 35,830.17, 49,447.17 and 19,914.75 is: 27,483.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,830.17 : 49,447.17 = 19,914.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,830.17/49,447.17 = 19,914.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,830.17x = 49,447.17 × 19,914.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,830.17x = 984,728,028.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 984,728,028.76/35,830.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,483.21

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.