Home / 48,816.77-73,225.76-15,536.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,816.77, 73,225.76 and 15,536.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,816.77, 73,225.76 and 15,536.70 is: 23,305.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,816.77 : 73,225.76 = 15,536.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,816.77/73,225.76 = 15,536.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,816.77x = 73,225.76 × 15,536.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,816.77x = 1,137,686,587.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,137,686,587.71/48,816.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,305.24

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.