Home / 49,943.99-74,890.90-16,652.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,943.99, 74,890.90 and 16,652.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,943.99, 74,890.90 and 16,652.27 is: 24,970.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,943.99 : 74,890.90 = 16,652.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,943.99/74,890.90 = 16,652.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,943.99x = 74,890.90 × 16,652.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,943.99x = 1,247,103,071.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,247,103,071.26/49,943.99
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,970.04

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.