Home / 39,818.80-59,730.81-14,858.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,818.80, 59,730.81 and 14,858.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,818.80, 59,730.81 and 14,858.23 is: 22,288.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,818.80 : 59,730.81 = 14,858.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,818.80/59,730.81 = 14,858.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,818.80x = 59,730.81 × 14,858.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,818.80x = 887,494,113.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 887,494,113.07/39,818.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,288.32

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.