Home / 49,539.16-74,291.46-21,822.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,539.16, 74,291.46 and 21,822.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,539.16, 74,291.46 and 21,822.04 is: 32,725.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,539.16 : 74,291.46 = 21,822.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,539.16/74,291.46 = 21,822.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,539.16x = 74,291.46 × 21,822.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,539.16x = 1,621,191,211.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,621,191,211.78/49,539.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,725.45

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.