Home / 49,826.38-68,760.40-27,470.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,826.38, 68,760.40 and 27,470.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,826.38, 68,760.40 and 27,470.38 is: 37,909.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,826.38 : 68,760.40 = 27,470.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,826.38/68,760.40 = 27,470.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,826.38x = 68,760.40 × 27,470.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,826.38x = 1,888,873,973.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,888,873,973.15/49,826.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,909.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.