Home / 43,901.75-60,584.56-23,758.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,901.75, 60,584.56 and 23,758.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,901.75, 60,584.56 and 23,758.62 is: 32,786.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,901.75 : 60,584.56 = 23,758.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,901.75/60,584.56 = 23,758.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,901.75x = 60,584.56 × 23,758.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,901.75x = 1,439,405,538.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,439,405,538.91/43,901.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,786.97

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.