Home / 43,850.20-65,732.10-21,645.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,850.20, 65,732.10 and 21,645.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,850.20, 65,732.10 and 21,645.40 is: 32,446.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,850.20 : 65,732.10 = 21,645.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,850.20/65,732.10 = 21,645.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,850.20x = 65,732.10 × 21,645.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,850.20x = 1,422,797,597.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,422,797,597.34/43,850.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,446.78

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.