Home / 48,243.80-72,365.70-17,082.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,243.80, 72,365.70 and 17,082.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,243.80, 72,365.70 and 17,082.20 is: 25,623.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,243.80 : 72,365.70 = 17,082.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,243.80/72,365.70 = 17,082.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,243.80x = 72,365.70 × 17,082.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,243.80x = 1,236,165,360.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,236,165,360.54/48,243.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,623.30

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.