Home / 49,434.29-74,120.01-41,940.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,434.29, 74,120.01 and 41,940.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,434.29, 74,120.01 and 41,940.44 is: 62,884.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,434.29 : 74,120.01 = 41,940.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,434.29/74,120.01 = 41,940.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,434.29x = 74,120.01 × 41,940.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,434.29x = 3,108,625,832.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,108,625,832.20/49,434.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,884.00

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.