Home / 44,335.55-66,488.57-14,342.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,335.55, 66,488.57 and 14,342.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,335.55, 66,488.57 and 14,342.67 is: 21,509.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,335.55 : 66,488.57 = 14,342.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,335.55/66,488.57 = 14,342.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,335.55x = 66,488.57 × 14,342.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,335.55x = 953,623,431.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 953,623,431.70/44,335.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,509.23

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.