Home / 44,784.50-61,804.10-24,642.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,784.50, 61,804.10 and 24,642.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,784.50, 61,804.10 and 24,642.86 is: 34,007.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,784.50 : 61,804.10 = 24,642.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,784.50/61,804.10 = 24,642.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,784.50x = 61,804.10 × 24,642.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,784.50x = 1,523,029,629.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,523,029,629.46/44,784.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,007.96

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.