Home / 49,028.40-73,561.80-17,866.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,028.40, 73,561.80 and 17,866.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,028.40, 73,561.80 and 17,866.80 is: 26,807.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,028.40 : 73,561.80 = 17,866.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,028.40/73,561.80 = 17,866.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,028.40x = 73,561.80 × 17,866.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,028.40x = 1,314,313,968.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,314,313,968.24/49,028.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,807.20

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.