Home / 41,188.10-61,782.15-10,023.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,188.10, 61,782.15 and 10,023.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,188.10, 61,782.15 and 10,023.35 is: 15,035.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,188.10 : 61,782.15 = 10,023.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,188.10/61,782.15 = 10,023.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,188.10x = 61,782.15 × 10,023.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,188.10x = 619,264,073.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 619,264,073.56/41,188.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,035.02

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.