Home / 49,892.30-74,729.10-44,351.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,892.30, 74,729.10 and 44,351.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,892.30, 74,729.10 and 44,351.90 is: 66,430.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,892.30 : 74,729.10 = 44,351.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,892.30/74,729.10 = 44,351.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,892.30x = 74,729.10 × 44,351.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,892.30x = 3,314,377,570.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,314,377,570.29/49,892.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,430.64

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.