Home / 47,662.77-71,500.11-14,382.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,662.77, 71,500.11 and 14,382.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,662.77, 71,500.11 and 14,382.78 is: 21,575.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,662.77 : 71,500.11 = 14,382.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,662.77/71,500.11 = 14,382.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,662.77x = 71,500.11 × 14,382.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,662.77x = 1,028,370,352.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,028,370,352.11/47,662.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,575.97

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.