Home / 49,998.43-74,945.37-23,671.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,998.43, 74,945.37 and 23,671.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,998.43, 74,945.37 and 23,671.81 is: 35,482.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,998.43 : 74,945.37 = 23,671.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,998.43/74,945.37 = 23,671.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,998.43x = 74,945.37 × 23,671.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,998.43x = 1,774,092,559.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,774,092,559.02/49,998.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,482.97

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.