Home / 54,864.20-82,296.30-48,297.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,864.20, 82,296.30 and 48,297.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,864.20, 82,296.30 and 48,297.80 is: 72,446.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,864.20 : 82,296.30 = 48,297.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,864.20/82,296.30 = 48,297.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,864.20x = 82,296.30 × 48,297.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,864.20x = 3,974,730,238.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,974,730,238.14/54,864.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,446.70

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.