Home / 40,175.50-60,184.80-19,085.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,175.50, 60,184.80 and 19,085.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,175.50, 60,184.80 and 19,085.52 is: 28,591.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,175.50 : 60,184.80 = 19,085.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,175.50/60,184.80 = 19,085.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,175.50x = 60,184.80 × 19,085.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,175.50x = 1,148,658,204.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,148,658,204.10/40,175.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,591.01

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.