Home / 40,300.16-60,450.12-10,717.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,300.16, 60,450.12 and 10,717.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,300.16, 60,450.12 and 10,717.97 is: 16,076.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,300.16 : 60,450.12 = 10,717.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,300.16/60,450.12 = 10,717.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,300.16x = 60,450.12 × 10,717.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,300.16x = 647,902,572.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 647,902,572.66/40,300.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,076.92

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.