Home / 49,583.69-74,361.41-14,042.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,583.69, 74,361.41 and 14,042.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,583.69, 74,361.41 and 14,042.66 is: 21,059.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,583.69 : 74,361.41 = 14,042.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,583.69/74,361.41 = 14,042.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,583.69x = 74,361.41 × 14,042.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,583.69x = 1,044,231,962.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,044,231,962.64/49,583.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,059.99

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.