Home / 49,896.47-74,844.41-12,456.47

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,896.47, 74,844.41 and 12,456.47

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,896.47, 74,844.41 and 12,456.47 is: 18,684.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,896.47 : 74,844.41 = 12,456.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,896.47/74,844.41 = 12,456.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,896.47x = 74,844.41 × 12,456.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,896.47x = 932,296,711.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 932,296,711.33/49,896.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,684.62

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.