Home / 43,516.75-60,053.18-24,655.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,516.75, 60,053.18 and 24,655.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,516.75, 60,053.18 and 24,655.15 is: 34,024.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,516.75 : 60,053.18 = 24,655.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,516.75/60,053.18 = 24,655.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,516.75x = 60,053.18 × 24,655.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,516.75x = 1,480,620,160.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,480,620,160.88/43,516.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,024.14

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.