Home / 49,481.35-74,232.55-14,418.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,481.35, 74,232.55 and 14,418.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,481.35, 74,232.55 and 14,418.07 is: 21,630.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,481.35 : 74,232.55 = 14,418.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,481.35/74,232.55 = 14,418.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,481.35x = 74,232.55 × 14,418.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,481.35x = 1,070,289,934.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,070,289,934.62/49,481.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,630.17

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.