Home / 48,550.24-72,796.19-18,982.00

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,550.24, 72,796.19 and 18,982.00

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,550.24, 72,796.19 and 18,982.00 is: 28,461.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,550.24 : 72,796.19 = 18,982.00 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,550.24/72,796.19 = 18,982.00/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,550.24x = 72,796.19 × 18,982.00
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,550.24x = 1,381,817,025.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,381,817,025.35/48,550.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,461.59

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.