Home / 41,268.88-56,950.72-22,405.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,268.88, 56,950.72 and 22,405.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,268.88, 56,950.72 and 22,405.60 is: 30,919.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,268.88 : 56,950.72 = 22,405.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,268.88/56,950.72 = 22,405.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,268.88x = 56,950.72 × 22,405.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,268.88x = 1,276,015,052.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,276,015,052.03/41,268.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,919.55

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.