Home / 49,915.53-74,386.79-48,476.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,915.53, 74,386.79 and 48,476.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,915.53, 74,386.79 and 48,476.13 is: 72,241.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,915.53 : 74,386.79 = 48,476.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,915.53/74,386.79 = 48,476.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,915.53x = 74,386.79 × 48,476.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,915.53x = 3,605,983,823.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,605,983,823.51/49,915.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,241.72

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.