Home / 48,522.96-72,667.80-27,683.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,522.96, 72,667.80 and 27,683.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,522.96, 72,667.80 and 27,683.28 is: 41,458.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,522.96 : 72,667.80 = 27,683.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,522.96/72,667.80 = 27,683.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,522.96x = 72,667.80 × 27,683.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,522.96x = 2,011,683,054.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,011,683,054.38/48,522.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,458.37

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.