Home / 43,654.48-60,195.44-29,482.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,654.48, 60,195.44 and 29,482.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,654.48, 60,195.44 and 29,482.72 is: 40,653.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,654.48 : 60,195.44 = 29,482.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,654.48/60,195.44 = 29,482.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,654.48x = 60,195.44 × 29,482.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,654.48x = 1,774,725,302.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,774,725,302.80/43,654.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,653.91

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.