Home / 43,692.72-65,548.44-15,990

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,692.72, 65,548.44 and 15,990

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,692.72, 65,548.44 and 15,990 is: 23,988.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,692.72 : 65,548.44 = 15,990 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,692.72/65,548.44 = 15,990/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,692.72x = 65,548.44 × 15,990
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,692.72x = 1,048,119,555.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,048,119,555.60/43,692.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,988.43

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.