Home / 49,837.28-74,768.04-14,299.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,837.28, 74,768.04 and 14,299.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,837.28, 74,768.04 and 14,299.28 is: 21,452.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,837.28 : 74,768.04 = 14,299.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,837.28/74,768.04 = 14,299.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,837.28x = 74,768.04 × 14,299.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,837.28x = 1,069,129,139.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,069,129,139.01/49,837.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,452.40

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.