Home / 48,260.80-72,387.60-20,173.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,260.80, 72,387.60 and 20,173.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,260.80, 72,387.60 and 20,173.60 is: 30,258.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,260.80 : 72,387.60 = 20,173.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,260.80/72,387.60 = 20,173.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,260.80x = 72,387.60 × 20,173.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,260.80x = 1,460,318,487.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,460,318,487.36/48,260.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,258.90

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.