Home / 48,246.40-72,369.60-42,409.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,246.40, 72,369.60 and 42,409.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,246.40, 72,369.60 and 42,409.60 is: 63,614.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,246.40 : 72,369.60 = 42,409.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,246.40/72,369.60 = 42,409.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,246.40x = 72,369.60 × 42,409.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,246.40x = 3,069,165,788.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,069,165,788.16/48,246.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,614.40

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.