Home / 49,496.63-74,244.95-14,436.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,496.63, 74,244.95 and 14,436.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,496.63, 74,244.95 and 14,436.29 is: 21,654.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,496.63 : 74,244.95 = 14,436.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,496.63/74,244.95 = 14,436.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,496.63x = 74,244.95 × 14,436.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,496.63x = 1,071,821,629.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,071,821,629.24/49,496.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,654.44

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.