Home / 30,319.86-45,395.82-15,496.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,319.86, 45,395.82 and 15,496.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,319.86, 45,395.82 and 15,496.86 is: 23,202.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,319.86 : 45,395.82 = 15,496.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,319.86/45,395.82 = 15,496.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,319.86x = 45,395.82 × 15,496.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,319.86x = 703,492,667.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 703,492,667.13/30,319.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,202.37

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.