Home / 45,928.04-68,866.20-15,928.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 45,928.04, 68,866.20 and 15,928.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 45,928.04, 68,866.20 and 15,928.22 is: 23,883.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    45,928.04 : 68,866.20 = 15,928.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    45,928.04/68,866.20 = 15,928.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    45,928.04x = 68,866.20 × 15,928.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    45,928.04x = 1,096,915,984.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,096,915,984.16/45,928.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,883.36

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.