Home / 49,585.12-74,314.48-23,231.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,585.12, 74,314.48 and 23,231.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,585.12, 74,314.48 and 23,231.77 is: 34,818.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,585.12 : 74,314.48 = 23,231.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,585.12/74,314.48 = 23,231.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,585.12x = 74,314.48 × 23,231.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,585.12x = 1,726,456,907.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,726,456,907.03/49,585.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,818.04

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.