Home / 43,816.60-65,743.76-14,243.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,816.60, 65,743.76 and 14,243.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,816.60, 65,743.76 and 14,243.52 is: 21,371.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,816.60 : 65,743.76 = 14,243.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,816.60/65,743.76 = 14,243.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,816.60x = 65,743.76 × 14,243.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,816.60x = 936,422,560.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 936,422,560.44/43,816.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,371.41

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.