Home / 49,509.60-74,275.20-14,446.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,509.60, 74,275.20 and 14,446.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,509.60, 74,275.20 and 14,446.40 is: 21,672.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,509.60 : 74,275.20 = 14,446.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,509.60/74,275.20 = 14,446.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,509.60x = 74,275.20 × 14,446.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,509.60x = 1,073,009,249.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,073,009,249.28/49,509.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,672.75

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.