Home / 40,561.42-60,841.88-16,545.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,561.42, 60,841.88 and 16,545.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,561.42, 60,841.88 and 16,545.63 is: 24,818.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,561.42 : 60,841.88 = 16,545.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,561.42/60,841.88 = 16,545.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,561.42x = 60,841.88 × 16,545.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,561.42x = 1,006,667,234.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,006,667,234.98/40,561.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,818.34

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.