Home / 39,925.17-59,855.25-14,951.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,925.17, 59,855.25 and 14,951.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,925.17, 59,855.25 and 14,951.22 is: 22,414.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,925.17 : 59,855.25 = 14,951.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,925.17/59,855.25 = 14,951.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,925.17x = 59,855.25 × 14,951.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,925.17x = 894,909,010.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 894,909,010.91/39,925.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,414.66

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.