Home / 39,520.99-54,558.81-30,548.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,520.99, 54,558.81 and 30,548.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,520.99, 54,558.81 and 30,548.23 is: 42,171.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,520.99 : 54,558.81 = 30,548.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,520.99/54,558.81 = 30,548.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,520.99x = 54,558.81 × 30,548.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,520.99x = 1,666,675,076.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,666,675,076.41/39,520.99
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,171.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.