Home / 48,226.24-72,300.34-20,167.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,226.24, 72,300.34 and 20,167.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,226.24, 72,300.34 and 20,167.84 is: 30,235.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,226.24 : 72,300.34 = 20,167.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,226.24/72,300.34 = 20,167.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,226.24x = 72,300.34 × 20,167.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,226.24x = 1,458,141,689.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,458,141,689.07/48,226.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,235.44

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.