Home / 41,017.50-61,484.22-31,135.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,017.50, 61,484.22 and 31,135.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,017.50, 61,484.22 and 31,135.86 is: 46,671.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,017.50 : 61,484.22 = 31,135.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,017.50/61,484.22 = 31,135.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,017.50x = 61,484.22 × 31,135.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,017.50x = 1,914,364,066.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,914,364,066.13/41,017.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,671.89

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.