Home / 49,466.76-74,167.20-25,715.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,466.76, 74,167.20 and 25,715.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,466.76, 74,167.20 and 25,715.94 is: 38,556.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,466.76 : 74,167.20 = 25,715.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,466.76/74,167.20 = 25,715.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,466.76x = 74,167.20 × 25,715.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,466.76x = 1,907,279,265.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,907,279,265.17/49,466.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,556.79

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.