Home / 49,490.16-74,235.24-40,698.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,490.16, 74,235.24 and 40,698.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,490.16, 74,235.24 and 40,698.42 is: 61,047.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,490.16 : 74,235.24 = 40,698.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,490.16/74,235.24 = 40,698.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,490.16x = 74,235.24 × 40,698.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,490.16x = 3,021,256,976.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,021,256,976.32/49,490.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,047.63

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.