Home / 39,884.87-59,833.88-14,933.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,884.87, 59,833.88 and 14,933.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,884.87, 59,833.88 and 14,933.63 is: 22,402.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,884.87 : 59,833.88 = 14,933.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,884.87/59,833.88 = 14,933.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,884.87x = 59,833.88 × 14,933.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,884.87x = 893,537,025.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 893,537,025.38/39,884.87
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,402.91

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.