Home / 49,345.40-73,802.10-44,118.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,345.40, 73,802.10 and 44,118.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,345.40, 73,802.10 and 44,118.20 is: 65,984.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,345.40 : 73,802.10 = 44,118.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,345.40/73,802.10 = 44,118.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,345.40x = 73,802.10 × 44,118.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,345.40x = 3,256,015,808.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,256,015,808.22/49,345.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,984.18

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.