Home / 47,728.60-71,574.66-15,700.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,728.60, 71,574.66 and 15,700.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,728.60, 71,574.66 and 15,700.22 is: 23,544.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,728.60 : 71,574.66 = 15,700.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,728.60/71,574.66 = 15,700.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,728.60x = 71,574.66 × 15,700.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,728.60x = 1,123,737,908.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,123,737,908.43/47,728.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,544.33

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.