Home / 49,766.40-74,678.40-18,604.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,766.40, 74,678.40 and 18,604.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,766.40, 74,678.40 and 18,604.80 is: 27,917.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,766.40 : 74,678.40 = 18,604.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,766.40/74,678.40 = 18,604.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,766.40x = 74,678.40 × 18,604.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,766.40x = 1,389,376,696.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,389,376,696.32/49,766.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,917.97

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.