Home / 100,594.58-150,890.85-40,622.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 100,594.58, 150,890.85 and 40,622.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 100,594.58, 150,890.85 and 40,622.04 is: 60,932.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    100,594.58 : 150,890.85 = 40,622.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    100,594.58/150,890.85 = 40,622.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    100,594.58x = 150,890.85 × 40,622.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    100,594.58x = 6,129,494,144.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,129,494,144.33/100,594.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,932.65

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.