Home / 40,984.37-56,559.39-22,836.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,984.37, 56,559.39 and 22,836.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,984.37, 56,559.39 and 22,836.32 is: 31,514.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,984.37 : 56,559.39 = 22,836.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,984.37/56,559.39 = 22,836.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,984.37x = 56,559.39 × 22,836.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,984.37x = 1,291,608,172.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,291,608,172.71/40,984.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,514.65

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.