Home / 43,627.30-65,451.20-14,044.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,627.30, 65,451.20 and 14,044.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,627.30, 65,451.20 and 14,044.03 is: 21,069.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,627.30 : 65,451.20 = 14,044.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,627.30/65,451.20 = 14,044.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,627.30x = 65,451.20 × 14,044.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,627.30x = 919,198,487.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 919,198,487.82/43,627.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,069.34

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.