Home / 49,559.52-74,341.53-14,023.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,559.52, 74,341.53 and 14,023.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,559.52, 74,341.53 and 14,023.50 is: 21,035.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,559.52 : 74,341.53 = 14,023.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,559.52/74,341.53 = 14,023.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,559.52x = 74,341.53 × 14,023.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,559.52x = 1,042,528,445.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,042,528,445.96/49,559.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,035.89

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.