Home / 65,225.94-97,871.73-48,619.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 65,225.94, 97,871.73 and 48,619.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 65,225.94, 97,871.73 and 48,619.32 is: 72,953.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,225.94 : 97,871.73 = 48,619.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,225.94/97,871.73 = 48,619.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,225.94x = 97,871.73 × 48,619.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,225.94x = 4,758,456,959.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,758,456,959.82/65,225.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,953.44

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.