Home / 46,602.75-69,841.62-22,874.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,602.75, 69,841.62 and 22,874.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,602.75, 69,841.62 and 22,874.07 is: 34,280.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,602.75 : 69,841.62 = 22,874.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,602.75/69,841.62 = 22,874.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,602.75x = 69,841.62 × 22,874.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,602.75x = 1,597,562,104.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,597,562,104.79/46,602.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,280.43

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.