Home / 39,527.99-59,287.60-9,945.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,527.99, 59,287.60 and 9,945.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,527.99, 59,287.60 and 9,945.83 is: 14,917.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,527.99 : 59,287.60 = 9,945.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,527.99/59,287.60 = 9,945.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,527.99x = 59,287.60 × 9,945.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,527.99x = 589,664,390.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 589,664,390.71/39,527.99
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,917.64

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.