Home / 49,975.20-74,971.20-14,918.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,975.20, 74,971.20 and 14,918.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,975.20, 74,971.20 and 14,918.40 is: 22,380.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,975.20 : 74,971.20 = 14,918.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,975.20/74,971.20 = 14,918.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,975.20x = 74,971.20 × 14,918.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,975.20x = 1,118,450,350.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,118,450,350.08/49,975.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,380.11

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.