Home / 43,492.80-65,239.20-20,164.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,492.80, 65,239.20 and 20,164.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,492.80, 65,239.20 and 20,164.80 is: 30,247.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,492.80 : 65,239.20 = 20,164.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,492.80/65,239.20 = 20,164.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,492.80x = 65,239.20 × 20,164.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,492.80x = 1,315,535,420.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,315,535,420.16/43,492.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,247.20

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.