Home / 40,267.18-60,402.03-19,209.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,267.18, 60,402.03 and 19,209.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,267.18, 60,402.03 and 19,209.52 is: 28,814.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,267.18 : 60,402.03 = 19,209.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,267.18/60,402.03 = 19,209.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,267.18x = 60,402.03 × 19,209.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,267.18x = 1,160,294,003.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,160,294,003.33/40,267.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,814.88

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.