Home / 47,088.03-70,632.20-11,549.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,088.03, 70,632.20 and 11,549.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,088.03, 70,632.20 and 11,549.49 is: 17,324.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,088.03 : 70,632.20 = 11,549.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,088.03/70,632.20 = 11,549.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,088.03x = 70,632.20 × 11,549.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,088.03x = 815,765,651.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 815,765,651.58/47,088.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,324.27

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.