Home / 49,685.04-74,527.44-14,624.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,685.04, 74,527.44 and 14,624.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,685.04, 74,527.44 and 14,624.64 is: 21,936.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,685.04 : 74,527.44 = 14,624.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,685.04/74,527.44 = 14,624.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,685.04x = 74,527.44 × 14,624.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,685.04x = 1,089,936,980.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,089,936,980.12/49,685.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,936.92

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.