Home / 40,539.69-60,794.04-19,473.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,539.69, 60,794.04 and 19,473.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,539.69, 60,794.04 and 19,473.73 is: 29,203.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,539.69 : 60,794.04 = 19,473.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,539.69/60,794.04 = 19,473.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,539.69x = 60,794.04 × 19,473.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,539.69x = 1,183,886,720.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,183,886,720.57/40,539.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,203.15

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.