Home / 47,000.50-70,502.67-11,941.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,000.50, 70,502.67 and 11,941.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,000.50, 70,502.67 and 11,941.06 is: 17,912.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,000.50 : 70,502.67 = 11,941.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,000.50/70,502.67 = 11,941.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,000.50x = 70,502.67 × 11,941.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,000.50x = 841,876,612.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 841,876,612.63/47,000.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,912.08

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.