Home / 46,166.51-69,260.47-14,579.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,166.51, 69,260.47 and 14,579.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,166.51, 69,260.47 and 14,579.70 is: 21,872.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,166.51 : 69,260.47 = 14,579.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,166.51/69,260.47 = 14,579.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,166.51x = 69,260.47 × 14,579.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,166.51x = 1,009,796,578.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,009,796,578.28/46,166.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,872.93

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.