Home / 48,938.88-73,413.18-15,650.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,938.88, 73,413.18 and 15,650.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,938.88, 73,413.18 and 15,650.58 is: 23,477.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,938.88 : 73,413.18 = 15,650.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,938.88/73,413.18 = 15,650.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,938.88x = 73,413.18 × 15,650.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,938.88x = 1,148,958,846.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,148,958,846.64/48,938.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,477.42

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.