Home / 49,597.28-74,396.32-16,319.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,597.28, 74,396.32 and 16,319.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,597.28, 74,396.32 and 16,319.60 is: 24,479.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,597.28 : 74,396.32 = 16,319.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,597.28/74,396.32 = 16,319.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,597.28x = 74,396.32 × 16,319.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,597.28x = 1,214,118,183.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,214,118,183.87/49,597.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,479.53

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.