Home / 44,401.50-66,612.78-13,237.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,401.50, 66,612.78 and 13,237.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,401.50, 66,612.78 and 13,237.56 is: 19,859.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,401.50 : 66,612.78 = 13,237.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,401.50/66,612.78 = 13,237.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,401.50x = 66,612.78 × 13,237.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,401.50x = 881,790,672.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 881,790,672.02/44,401.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,859.48

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.