Home / 41,173.56-56,818.68-23,024.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,173.56, 56,818.68 and 23,024.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,173.56, 56,818.68 and 23,024.22 is: 31,772.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,173.56 : 56,818.68 = 23,024.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,173.56/56,818.68 = 23,024.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,173.56x = 56,818.68 × 23,024.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,173.56x = 1,308,205,788.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,308,205,788.43/41,173.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,772.96

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.