Home / 40,083.94-60,068.40-22,516.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,083.94, 60,068.40 and 22,516.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,083.94, 60,068.40 and 22,516.80 is: 33,742.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,083.94 : 60,068.40 = 22,516.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,083.94/60,068.40 = 22,516.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,083.94x = 60,068.40 × 22,516.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,083.94x = 1,352,548,149.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,352,548,149.12/40,083.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,742.89

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.