Home / 40,622.60-60,933.73-11,040.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,622.60, 60,933.73 and 11,040.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,622.60, 60,933.73 and 11,040.35 is: 16,560.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,622.60 : 60,933.73 = 11,040.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,622.60/60,933.73 = 11,040.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,622.60x = 60,933.73 × 11,040.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,622.60x = 672,729,830.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 672,729,830.74/40,622.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,560.48

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.