Home / 100,030.40-150,045.36-40,852.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 100,030.40, 150,045.36 and 40,852.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 100,030.40, 150,045.36 and 40,852.88 is: 61,279.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    100,030.40 : 150,045.36 = 40,852.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    100,030.40/150,045.36 = 40,852.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    100,030.40x = 150,045.36 × 40,852.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    100,030.40x = 6,129,785,086.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,129,785,086.64/100,030.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,279.22

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.