Home / 49,325.40-74,006.76-29,617.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,325.40, 74,006.76 and 29,617.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,325.40, 74,006.76 and 29,617.71 is: 44,437.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,325.40 : 74,006.76 = 29,617.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,325.40/74,006.76 = 29,617.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,325.40x = 74,006.76 × 29,617.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,325.40x = 2,191,910,755.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,191,910,755.72/49,325.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,437.77

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.