Home / 46,981.74-70,472.28-11,442.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,981.74, 70,472.28 and 11,442.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,981.74, 70,472.28 and 11,442.62 is: 17,163.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,981.74 : 70,472.28 = 11,442.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,981.74/70,472.28 = 11,442.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,981.74x = 70,472.28 × 11,442.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,981.74x = 806,387,520.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 806,387,520.57/46,981.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,163.85

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.