Home / 40,359.40-60,524.70-15,392.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,359.40, 60,524.70 and 15,392.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,359.40, 60,524.70 and 15,392.92 is: 23,083.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,359.40 : 60,524.70 = 15,392.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,359.40/60,524.70 = 15,392.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,359.40x = 60,524.70 × 15,392.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,359.40x = 931,651,865.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 931,651,865.12/40,359.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,083.89

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.