Home / 44,965.39-67,432.24-14,971.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,965.39, 67,432.24 and 14,971.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,965.39, 67,432.24 and 14,971.48 is: 22,451.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,965.39 : 67,432.24 = 14,971.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,965.39/67,432.24 = 14,971.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,965.39x = 67,432.24 × 14,971.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,965.39x = 1,009,560,301.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,009,560,301.36/44,965.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,451.94

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.