Home / 49,659.75-74,490.17-19,681.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,659.75, 74,490.17 and 19,681.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,659.75, 74,490.17 and 19,681.29 is: 29,522.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,659.75 : 74,490.17 = 19,681.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,659.75/74,490.17 = 19,681.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,659.75x = 74,490.17 × 19,681.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,659.75x = 1,466,062,539.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,466,062,539.51/49,659.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,522.15

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.