Home / 48,832.75-73,198.05-22,554.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,832.75, 73,198.05 and 22,554.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,832.75, 73,198.05 and 22,554.73 is: 33,808.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,832.75 : 73,198.05 = 22,554.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,832.75/73,198.05 = 22,554.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,832.75x = 73,198.05 × 22,554.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,832.75x = 1,650,962,254.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,650,962,254.28/48,832.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,808.50

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.