Home / 49,983.96-74,967.30-14,914.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,983.96, 74,967.30 and 14,914.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,983.96, 74,967.30 and 14,914.20 is: 22,368.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,983.96 : 74,967.30 = 14,914.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,983.96/74,967.30 = 14,914.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,983.96x = 74,967.30 × 14,914.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,983.96x = 1,118,077,305.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,118,077,305.66/49,983.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,368.72

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.