Home / 49,983.96-74,951.22-16,692.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,983.96, 74,951.22 and 16,692.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,983.96, 74,951.22 and 16,692.60 is: 25,030.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,983.96 : 74,951.22 = 16,692.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,983.96/74,951.22 = 16,692.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,983.96x = 74,951.22 × 16,692.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,983.96x = 1,251,130,734.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,251,130,734.97/49,983.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,030.64

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.