Home / 48,257.04-72,385.72-17,093.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,257.04, 72,385.72 and 17,093.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,257.04, 72,385.72 and 17,093.20 is: 25,639.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,257.04 : 72,385.72 = 17,093.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,257.04/72,385.72 = 17,093.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,257.04x = 72,385.72 × 17,093.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,257.04x = 1,237,303,589.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,237,303,589.10/48,257.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,639.86

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.