Home / 43,931.75-60,625.73-23,788.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,931.75, 60,625.73 and 23,788.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,931.75, 60,625.73 and 23,788.63 is: 32,828.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,931.75 : 60,625.73 = 23,788.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,931.75/60,625.73 = 23,788.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,931.75x = 60,625.73 × 23,788.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,931.75x = 1,442,202,637.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,442,202,637.38/43,931.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,828.25

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.