Home / 49,365.20-73,999.20-24,409.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,365.20, 73,999.20 and 24,409.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,365.20, 73,999.20 and 24,409.10 is: 36,589.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,365.20 : 73,999.20 = 24,409.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,365.20/73,999.20 = 24,409.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,365.20x = 73,999.20 × 24,409.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,365.20x = 1,806,253,872.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,806,253,872.72/49,365.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,589.62

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.