Home / 49,949.01-68,929.79-28,726.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,949.01, 68,929.79 and 28,726.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,949.01, 68,929.79 and 28,726.88 is: 39,643.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,949.01 : 68,929.79 = 28,726.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,949.01/68,929.79 = 28,726.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,949.01x = 68,929.79 × 28,726.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,949.01x = 1,980,137,317.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,980,137,317.47/49,949.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,643.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.