Home / 48,410.60-72,615.90-36,746.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,410.60, 72,615.90 and 36,746.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,410.60, 72,615.90 and 36,746.60 is: 55,119.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,410.60 : 72,615.90 = 36,746.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,410.60/72,615.90 = 36,746.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,410.60x = 72,615.90 × 36,746.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,410.60x = 2,668,387,430.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,668,387,430.94/48,410.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,119.90

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.