Home / 40,558.92-55,970.72-22,654.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,558.92, 55,970.72 and 22,654.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,558.92, 55,970.72 and 22,654.18 is: 31,262.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,558.92 : 55,970.72 = 22,654.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,558.92/55,970.72 = 22,654.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,558.92x = 55,970.72 × 22,654.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,558.92x = 1,267,970,765.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,267,970,765.61/40,558.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,262.44

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.