Home / 46,933.85-70,400.82-11,873.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,933.85, 70,400.82 and 11,873.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,933.85, 70,400.82 and 11,873.49 is: 17,810.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,933.85 : 70,400.82 = 11,873.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,933.85/70,400.82 = 11,873.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,933.85x = 70,400.82 × 11,873.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,933.85x = 835,903,432.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 835,903,432.26/46,933.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,810.25

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.