Home / 49,628.88-74,434.14-22,604.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,628.88, 74,434.14 and 22,604.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,628.88, 74,434.14 and 22,604.85 is: 33,903.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,628.88 : 74,434.14 = 22,604.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,628.88/74,434.14 = 22,604.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,628.88x = 74,434.14 × 22,604.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,628.88x = 1,682,572,569.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,682,572,569.58/49,628.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,903.09

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.