Home / 39,759.10-59,492.40-23,973.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,759.10, 59,492.40 and 23,973.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,759.10, 59,492.40 and 23,973.82 is: 35,872.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,759.10 : 59,492.40 = 23,973.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,759.10/59,492.40 = 23,973.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,759.10x = 59,492.40 × 23,973.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,759.10x = 1,426,260,088.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,426,260,088.97/39,759.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,872.54

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.