Home / 43,599.25-65,399.49-12,434.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,599.25, 65,399.49 and 12,434.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,599.25, 65,399.49 and 12,434.50 is: 18,651.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,599.25 : 65,399.49 = 12,434.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,599.25/65,399.49 = 12,434.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,599.25x = 65,399.49 × 12,434.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,599.25x = 813,209,958.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 813,209,958.41/43,599.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,651.93

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.