Home / 46,746.42-70,117.20-15,156.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,746.42, 70,117.20 and 15,156.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,746.42, 70,117.20 and 15,156.02 is: 22,733.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,746.42 : 70,117.20 = 15,156.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,746.42/70,117.20 = 15,156.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,746.42x = 70,117.20 × 15,156.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,746.42x = 1,062,697,334.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,062,697,334.96/46,746.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,733.23

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.