Home / 46,879.30-70,325.79-13,599.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,879.30, 70,325.79 and 13,599.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,879.30, 70,325.79 and 13,599.55 is: 20,401.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,879.30 : 70,325.79 = 13,599.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,879.30/70,325.79 = 13,599.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,879.30x = 70,325.79 × 13,599.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,879.30x = 956,399,097.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 956,399,097.39/46,879.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,401.31

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.