Home / 49,537.46-74,310.50-13,999.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,537.46, 74,310.50 and 13,999.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,537.46, 74,310.50 and 13,999.15 is: 20,999.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,537.46 : 74,310.50 = 13,999.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,537.46/74,310.50 = 13,999.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,537.46x = 74,310.50 × 13,999.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,537.46x = 1,040,283,685.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,040,283,685.30/49,537.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,999.94

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.