Home / 44,830.16-67,229.53-13,231.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,830.16, 67,229.53 and 13,231.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,830.16, 67,229.53 and 13,231.79 is: 19,843.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,830.16 : 67,229.53 = 13,231.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,830.16/67,229.53 = 13,231.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,830.16x = 67,229.53 × 13,231.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,830.16x = 889,567,157.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 889,567,157.75/44,830.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,843.05

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.