Home / 49,665.90-74,499.66-12,226.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,665.90, 74,499.66 and 12,226.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,665.90, 74,499.66 and 12,226.08 is: 18,339.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,665.90 : 74,499.66 = 12,226.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,665.90/74,499.66 = 12,226.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,665.90x = 74,499.66 × 12,226.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,665.90x = 910,838,803.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 910,838,803.13/49,665.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,339.32

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.