Home / 39,136.60-58,743.30-19,437.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,136.60, 58,743.30 and 19,437.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,136.60, 58,743.30 and 19,437.40 is: 29,175.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,136.60 : 58,743.30 = 19,437.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,136.60/58,743.30 = 19,437.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,136.60x = 58,743.30 × 19,437.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,136.60x = 1,141,817,019.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,141,817,019.42/39,136.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,175.17

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.