Home / 43,456.80-65,282.40-41,685.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,456.80, 65,282.40 and 41,685.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,456.80, 65,282.40 and 41,685.60 is: 62,621.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,456.80 : 65,282.40 = 41,685.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,456.80/65,282.40 = 41,685.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,456.80x = 65,282.40 × 41,685.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,456.80x = 2,721,336,013.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,721,336,013.44/43,456.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,621.64

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.