Home / 43,578.30-60,117.12-27,634.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,578.30, 60,117.12 and 27,634.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,578.30, 60,117.12 and 27,634.98 is: 38,123.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,578.30 : 60,117.12 = 27,634.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,578.30/60,117.12 = 27,634.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,578.30x = 60,117.12 × 27,634.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,578.30x = 1,661,335,408.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,661,335,408.86/43,578.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,123.00

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.