Home / 49,617.48-74,438.37-24,669.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,617.48, 74,438.37 and 24,669.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,617.48, 74,438.37 and 24,669.30 is: 37,009.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,617.48 : 74,438.37 = 24,669.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,617.48/74,438.37 = 24,669.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,617.48x = 74,438.37 × 24,669.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,617.48x = 1,836,342,481.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,836,342,481.04/49,617.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,009.99

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.