Home / 43,565.42-65,413.74-24,866.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,565.42, 65,413.74 and 24,866.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,565.42, 65,413.74 and 24,866.57 is: 37,337.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,565.42 : 65,413.74 = 24,866.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,565.42/65,413.74 = 24,866.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,565.42x = 65,413.74 × 24,866.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,565.42x = 1,626,615,601.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,626,615,601.46/43,565.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,337.31

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.