Home / 40,487.03-60,723.65-10,898.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,487.03, 60,723.65 and 10,898.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,487.03, 60,723.65 and 10,898.27 is: 16,345.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,487.03 : 60,723.65 = 10,898.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,487.03/60,723.65 = 10,898.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,487.03x = 60,723.65 × 10,898.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,487.03x = 661,782,678.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 661,782,678.59/40,487.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,345.55

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.