Home / 49,208.80-73,820.40-15,923.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,208.80, 73,820.40 and 15,923.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,208.80, 73,820.40 and 15,923.20 is: 23,887.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,208.80 : 73,820.40 = 15,923.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,208.80/73,820.40 = 15,923.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,208.80x = 73,820.40 × 15,923.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,208.80x = 1,175,456,993.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,175,456,993.28/49,208.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,887.13

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.