Home / 42,249.33-63,380.25-14,162.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,249.33, 63,380.25 and 14,162.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,249.33, 63,380.25 and 14,162.67 is: 21,246.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,249.33 : 63,380.25 = 14,162.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,249.33/63,380.25 = 14,162.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,249.33x = 63,380.25 × 14,162.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,249.33x = 897,633,565.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 897,633,565.27/42,249.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,246.10

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.