Home / 39,758.56-59,593.40-17,243.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,758.56, 59,593.40 and 17,243.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,758.56, 59,593.40 and 17,243.25 is: 25,845.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,758.56 : 59,593.40 = 17,243.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,758.56/59,593.40 = 17,243.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,758.56x = 59,593.40 × 17,243.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,758.56x = 1,027,583,894.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,027,583,894.55/39,758.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,845.60

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.