Home / 49,469.60-74,203.60-15,735.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,469.60, 74,203.60 and 15,735.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,469.60, 74,203.60 and 15,735.13 is: 23,602.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,469.60 : 74,203.60 = 15,735.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,469.60/74,203.60 = 15,735.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,469.60x = 74,203.60 × 15,735.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,469.60x = 1,167,602,842.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,167,602,842.77/49,469.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,602.43

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.