Home / 43,673.06-65,523.42-15,592.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,673.06, 65,523.42 and 15,592.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,673.06, 65,523.42 and 15,592.50 is: 23,393.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,673.06 : 65,523.42 = 15,592.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,673.06/65,523.42 = 15,592.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,673.06x = 65,523.42 × 15,592.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,673.06x = 1,021,673,926.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,021,673,926.35/43,673.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,393.69

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.