Home / 42,153.24-63,181.22-15,841.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,153.24, 63,181.22 and 15,841.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,153.24, 63,181.22 and 15,841.16 is: 23,743.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,153.24 : 63,181.22 = 15,841.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,153.24/63,181.22 = 15,841.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,153.24x = 63,181.22 × 15,841.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,153.24x = 1,000,863,815.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,000,863,815.02/42,153.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,743.46

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.