Home / 39,326.50-58,937.21-14,343.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,326.50, 58,937.21 and 14,343.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,326.50, 58,937.21 and 14,343.08 is: 21,495.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,326.50 : 58,937.21 = 14,343.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,326.50/58,937.21 = 14,343.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,326.50x = 58,937.21 × 14,343.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,326.50x = 845,341,046.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 845,341,046.29/39,326.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,495.46

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.