Home / 49,472.19-74,215.22-16,194.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,472.19, 74,215.22 and 16,194.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,472.19, 74,215.22 and 16,194.87 is: 24,294.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,472.19 : 74,215.22 = 16,194.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,472.19/74,215.22 = 16,194.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,472.19x = 74,215.22 × 16,194.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,472.19x = 1,201,905,758.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,201,905,758.95/49,472.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,294.57

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.