Home / 49,209.40-73,814.10-48,917.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,209.40, 73,814.10 and 48,917.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,209.40, 73,814.10 and 48,917.80 is: 73,376.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,209.40 : 73,814.10 = 48,917.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,209.40/73,814.10 = 48,917.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,209.40x = 73,814.10 × 48,917.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,209.40x = 3,610,823,380.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,610,823,380.98/49,209.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,376.70

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.