Home / 48,664.10-73,020.45-27,620.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,664.10, 73,020.45 and 27,620.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,664.10, 73,020.45 and 27,620.30 is: 41,444.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,664.10 : 73,020.45 = 27,620.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,664.10/73,020.45 = 27,620.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,664.10x = 73,020.45 × 27,620.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,664.10x = 2,016,846,735.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,016,846,735.14/48,664.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,444.24

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.