Home / 30,572.20-45,800.70-15,730.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,572.20, 45,800.70 and 15,730.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,572.20, 45,800.70 and 15,730.60 is: 23,566.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,572.20 : 45,800.70 = 15,730.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,572.20/45,800.70 = 15,730.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,572.20x = 45,800.70 × 15,730.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,572.20x = 720,472,491.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 720,472,491.42/30,572.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,566.26

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.