Home / 49,225.20-73,797.30-21,166.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,225.20, 73,797.30 and 21,166.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,225.20, 73,797.30 and 21,166.80 is: 31,732.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,225.20 : 73,797.30 = 21,166.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,225.20/73,797.30 = 21,166.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,225.20x = 73,797.30 × 21,166.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,225.20x = 1,562,052,689.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,562,052,689.64/49,225.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,732.79

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.