Home / 38,959.50-53,768.24-22,840.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,959.50, 53,768.24 and 22,840.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,959.50, 53,768.24 and 22,840.36 is: 31,522.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,959.50 : 53,768.24 = 22,840.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,959.50/53,768.24 = 22,840.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,959.50x = 53,768.24 × 22,840.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,959.50x = 1,228,085,958.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,228,085,958.17/38,959.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,522.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.