Home / 39,649.20-59,453.52-20,939.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,649.20, 59,453.52 and 20,939.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,649.20, 59,453.52 and 20,939.28 is: 31,398.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,649.20 : 59,453.52 = 20,939.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,649.20/59,453.52 = 20,939.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,649.20x = 59,453.52 × 20,939.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,649.20x = 1,244,913,902.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,244,913,902.27/39,649.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,398.21

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.