Home / 49,630.80-74,430.21-16,342.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,630.80, 74,430.21 and 16,342.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,630.80, 74,430.21 and 16,342.95 is: 24,509.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,630.80 : 74,430.21 = 16,342.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,630.80/74,430.21 = 16,342.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,630.80x = 74,430.21 × 16,342.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,630.80x = 1,216,409,200.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,216,409,200.52/49,630.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,509.16

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.