Home / 49,640.40-74,244.60-44,413.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,640.40, 74,244.60 and 44,413.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,640.40, 74,244.60 and 44,413.20 is: 66,426.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,640.40 : 74,244.60 = 44,413.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,640.40/74,244.60 = 44,413.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,640.40x = 74,244.60 × 44,413.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,640.40x = 3,297,440,268.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,297,440,268.72/49,640.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,426.55

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.