Home / 43,598.20-65,350.50-17,266.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,598.20, 65,350.50 and 17,266.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,598.20, 65,350.50 and 17,266.36 is: 25,881.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,598.20 : 65,350.50 = 17,266.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,598.20/65,350.50 = 17,266.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,598.20x = 65,350.50 × 17,266.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,598.20x = 1,128,365,259.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,128,365,259.18/43,598.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,881.01

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.