Home / 48,128.80-72,193.20-14,845.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,128.80, 72,193.20 and 14,845.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,128.80, 72,193.20 and 14,845.90 is: 22,268.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,128.80 : 72,193.20 = 14,845.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,128.80/72,193.20 = 14,845.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,128.80x = 72,193.20 × 14,845.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,128.80x = 1,071,773,027.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,071,773,027.88/48,128.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,268.85

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.