Home / 47,716.24-65,850.42-26,497.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,716.24, 65,850.42 and 26,497.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,716.24, 65,850.42 and 26,497.48 is: 36,567.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,716.24 : 65,850.42 = 26,497.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,716.24/65,850.42 = 26,497.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,716.24x = 65,850.42 × 26,497.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,716.24x = 1,744,870,186.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,744,870,186.94/47,716.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,567.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.