Home / 49,565.60-74,341.20-14,501.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,565.60, 74,341.20 and 14,501.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,565.60, 74,341.20 and 14,501.60 is: 21,750.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,565.60 : 74,341.20 = 14,501.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,565.60/74,341.20 = 14,501.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,565.60x = 74,341.20 × 14,501.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,565.60x = 1,078,066,345.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,078,066,345.92/49,565.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,750.29

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.