Home / 43,928.60-65,892.74-10,648.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,928.60, 65,892.74 and 10,648.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,928.60, 65,892.74 and 10,648.83 is: 15,973.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,928.60 : 65,892.74 = 10,648.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,928.60/65,892.74 = 10,648.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,928.60x = 65,892.74 × 10,648.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,928.60x = 701,680,533.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 701,680,533.25/43,928.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,973.21

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.