Home / 48,187.56-72,288.22-14,910.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,187.56, 72,288.22 and 14,910.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,187.56, 72,288.22 and 14,910.46 is: 22,367.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,187.56 : 72,288.22 = 14,910.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,187.56/72,288.22 = 14,910.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,187.56x = 72,288.22 × 14,910.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,187.56x = 1,077,850,612.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,077,850,612.78/48,187.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,367.82

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.