Home / 40,375.20-60,598.80-23,714.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,375.20, 60,598.80 and 23,714.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,375.20, 60,598.80 and 23,714.40 is: 35,592.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,375.20 : 60,598.80 = 23,714.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,375.20/60,598.80 = 23,714.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,375.20x = 60,598.80 × 23,714.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,375.20x = 1,437,064,182.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,437,064,182.72/40,375.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,592.74

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.