Home / 39,683.12-59,524.03-15,990.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,683.12, 59,524.03 and 15,990.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,683.12, 59,524.03 and 15,990.09 is: 23,984.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,683.12 : 59,524.03 = 15,990.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,683.12/59,524.03 = 15,990.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,683.12x = 59,524.03 × 15,990.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,683.12x = 951,794,728.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 951,794,728.46/39,683.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,984.88

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.