Home / 49,426.77-74,147.57-14,361.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,426.77, 74,147.57 and 14,361.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,426.77, 74,147.57 and 14,361.87 is: 21,544.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,426.77 : 74,147.57 = 14,361.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,426.77/74,147.57 = 14,361.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,426.77x = 74,147.57 × 14,361.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,426.77x = 1,064,897,761.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,064,897,761.16/49,426.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,544.96

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.