Home / 41,952.56-62,939.74-15,657.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,952.56, 62,939.74 and 15,657.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,952.56, 62,939.74 and 15,657.50 is: 23,490.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,952.56 : 62,939.74 = 15,657.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,952.56/62,939.74 = 15,657.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,952.56x = 62,939.74 × 15,657.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,952.56x = 985,478,979.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 985,478,979.05/41,952.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,490.32

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.