Home / 43,407.20-65,132.40-17,112.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,407.20, 65,132.40 and 17,112.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,407.20, 65,132.40 and 17,112.80 is: 25,677.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,407.20 : 65,132.40 = 17,112.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,407.20/65,132.40 = 17,112.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,407.20x = 65,132.40 × 17,112.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,407.20x = 1,114,597,734.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,114,597,734.72/43,407.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,677.72

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.