Home / 48,960.24-73,417.68-39,577.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,960.24, 73,417.68 and 39,577.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,960.24, 73,417.68 and 39,577.20 is: 59,347.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,960.24 : 73,417.68 = 39,577.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,960.24/73,417.68 = 39,577.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,960.24x = 73,417.68 × 39,577.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,960.24x = 2,905,666,204.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,905,666,204.90/48,960.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,347.47

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.