Home / 44,166.65-66,240.45-14,577.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,166.65, 66,240.45 and 14,577.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,166.65, 66,240.45 and 14,577.48 is: 21,863.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,166.65 : 66,240.45 = 14,577.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,166.65/66,240.45 = 14,577.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,166.65x = 66,240.45 × 14,577.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,166.65x = 965,618,835.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 965,618,835.07/44,166.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,863.08

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.