Home / 40,978.63-61,478.50-22,253.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,978.63, 61,478.50 and 22,253.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,978.63, 61,478.50 and 22,253.86 is: 33,386.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,978.63 : 61,478.50 = 22,253.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,978.63/61,478.50 = 22,253.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,978.63x = 61,478.50 × 22,253.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,978.63x = 1,368,133,624.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,368,133,624.62/40,978.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,386.52

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.