Home / 40,957.80-61,350.30-34,045.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,957.80, 61,350.30 and 34,045.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,957.80, 61,350.30 and 34,045.80 is: 50,996.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,957.80 : 61,350.30 = 34,045.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,957.80/61,350.30 = 34,045.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,957.80x = 61,350.30 × 34,045.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,957.80x = 2,088,720,043.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,088,720,043.74/40,957.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,996.88

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.