Home / 48,887.45-67,465.20-30,024.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,887.45, 67,465.20 and 30,024.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,887.45, 67,465.20 and 30,024.57 is: 41,434.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,887.45 : 67,465.20 = 30,024.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,887.45/67,465.20 = 30,024.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,887.45x = 67,465.20 × 30,024.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,887.45x = 2,025,613,985.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,025,613,985.55/48,887.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,434.23

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.