Home / 40,250.68-55,547.36-22,345.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,250.68, 55,547.36 and 22,345.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,250.68, 55,547.36 and 22,345.96 is: 30,838.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,250.68 : 55,547.36 = 22,345.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,250.68/55,547.36 = 22,345.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,250.68x = 55,547.36 × 22,345.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,250.68x = 1,241,259,084.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,241,259,084.67/40,250.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,838.21

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.