Home / 44,438.20-66,527.70-39,772.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,438.20, 66,527.70 and 39,772.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,438.20, 66,527.70 and 39,772.60 is: 59,542.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,438.20 : 66,527.70 = 39,772.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,438.20/66,527.70 = 39,772.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,438.20x = 66,527.70 × 39,772.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,438.20x = 2,645,979,601.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,645,979,601.02/44,438.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,542.91

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.