Home / 39,893.26-59,839.71-10,308.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,893.26, 59,839.71 and 10,308.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,893.26, 59,839.71 and 10,308.58 is: 15,462.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,893.26 : 59,839.71 = 10,308.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,893.26/59,839.71 = 10,308.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,893.26x = 59,839.71 × 10,308.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,893.26x = 616,862,437.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 616,862,437.71/39,893.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,462.82

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.