Home / 41,117.63-61,676.74-9,952.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,117.63, 61,676.74 and 9,952.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,117.63, 61,676.74 and 9,952.88 is: 14,929.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,117.63 : 61,676.74 = 9,952.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,117.63/61,676.74 = 9,952.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,117.63x = 61,676.74 × 9,952.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,117.63x = 613,860,896.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 613,860,896.07/41,117.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,929.39

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.