Home / 42,231.44-63,353.64-15,935.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,231.44, 63,353.64 and 15,935.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,231.44, 63,353.64 and 15,935.60 is: 23,905.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,231.44 : 63,353.64 = 15,935.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,231.44/63,353.64 = 15,935.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,231.44x = 63,353.64 × 15,935.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,231.44x = 1,009,578,265.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,009,578,265.58/42,231.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,905.85

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.