Home / 48,920.90-73,362.72-20,823.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,920.90, 73,362.72 and 20,823.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,920.90, 73,362.72 and 20,823.22 is: 31,226.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,920.90 : 73,362.72 = 20,823.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,920.90/73,362.72 = 20,823.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,920.90x = 73,362.72 × 20,823.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,920.90x = 1,527,648,058.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,527,648,058.36/48,920.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,226.90

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.