Home / 40,518.39-60,816.48-19,756.47

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,518.39, 60,816.48 and 19,756.47

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,518.39, 60,816.48 and 19,756.47 is: 29,653.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,518.39 : 60,816.48 = 19,756.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,518.39/60,816.48 = 19,756.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,518.39x = 60,816.48 × 19,756.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,518.39x = 1,201,518,962.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,201,518,962.63/40,518.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,653.67

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.