Home / 48,653.44-73,008.98-20,571.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,653.44, 73,008.98 and 20,571.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,653.44, 73,008.98 and 20,571.95 is: 30,870.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,653.44 : 73,008.98 = 20,571.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,653.44/73,008.98 = 20,571.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,653.44x = 73,008.98 × 20,571.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,653.44x = 1,501,937,086.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,501,937,086.11/48,653.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,870.11

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.