Home / 49,067.60-73,565.40-19,470.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,067.60, 73,565.40 and 19,470.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,067.60, 73,565.40 and 19,470.80 is: 29,191.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,067.60 : 73,565.40 = 19,470.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,067.60/73,565.40 = 19,470.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,067.60x = 73,565.40 × 19,470.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,067.60x = 1,432,377,190.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,432,377,190.32/49,067.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,191.91

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.