Home / 48,212.60-72,302.70-17,040.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,212.60, 72,302.70 and 17,040.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,212.60, 72,302.70 and 17,040.56 is: 25,555.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,212.60 : 72,302.70 = 17,040.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,212.60/72,302.70 = 17,040.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,212.60x = 72,302.70 × 17,040.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,212.60x = 1,232,078,497.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,232,078,497.51/48,212.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,555.11

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.