Home / 49,749.24-74,259.87-43,844.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,749.24, 74,259.87 and 43,844.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,749.24, 74,259.87 and 43,844.52 is: 65,445.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,749.24 : 74,259.87 = 43,844.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,749.24/74,259.87 = 43,844.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,749.24x = 74,259.87 × 43,844.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,749.24x = 3,255,888,355.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,255,888,355.41/49,749.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,445.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.