Home / 46,489.04-69,675.20-23,073.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,489.04, 69,675.20 and 23,073.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,489.04, 69,675.20 and 23,073.60 is: 34,581.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,489.04 : 69,675.20 = 23,073.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,489.04/69,675.20 = 23,073.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,489.04x = 69,675.20 × 23,073.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,489.04x = 1,607,657,694.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,607,657,694.72/46,489.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,581.43

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.