Home / 40,476.60-55,850.94-22,567.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,476.60, 55,850.94 and 22,567.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,476.60, 55,850.94 and 22,567.68 is: 31,139.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,476.60 : 55,850.94 = 22,567.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,476.60/55,850.94 = 22,567.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,476.60x = 55,850.94 × 22,567.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,476.60x = 1,260,426,141.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,260,426,141.62/40,476.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,139.62

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.