Home / 49,060.40-73,634.34-22,779.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,060.40, 73,634.34 and 22,779.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,060.40, 73,634.34 and 22,779.98 is: 34,190.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,060.40 : 73,634.34 = 22,779.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,060.40/73,634.34 = 22,779.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,060.40x = 73,634.34 × 22,779.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,060.40x = 1,677,388,792.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,677,388,792.51/49,060.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,190.28

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.