Home / 49,621.60-74,432.40-21,555.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,621.60, 74,432.40 and 21,555.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,621.60, 74,432.40 and 21,555.10 is: 32,332.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,621.60 : 74,432.40 = 21,555.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,621.60/74,432.40 = 21,555.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,621.60x = 74,432.40 × 21,555.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,621.60x = 1,604,397,825.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,604,397,825.24/49,621.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,332.65

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.