Home / 48,818.09-73,227.14-17,646.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,818.09, 73,227.14 and 17,646.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,818.09, 73,227.14 and 17,646.05 is: 26,469.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,818.09 : 73,227.14 = 17,646.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,818.09/73,227.14 = 17,646.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,818.09x = 73,227.14 × 17,646.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,818.09x = 1,292,169,773.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,292,169,773.80/48,818.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,469.08

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.