Home / 49,766.92-74,613.78-23,457.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,766.92, 74,613.78 and 23,457.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,766.92, 74,613.78 and 23,457.40 is: 35,168.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,766.92 : 74,613.78 = 23,457.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,766.92/74,613.78 = 23,457.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,766.92x = 74,613.78 × 23,457.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,766.92x = 1,750,245,282.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,750,245,282.97/49,766.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,168.85

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.