Home / 48,793.80-73,028.70-35,428.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,793.80, 73,028.70 and 35,428.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,793.80, 73,028.70 and 35,428.80 is: 53,025.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,793.80 : 73,028.70 = 35,428.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,793.80/73,028.70 = 35,428.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,793.80x = 73,028.70 × 35,428.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,793.80x = 2,587,319,206.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,587,319,206.56/48,793.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,025.57

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.