Home / 41,299.20-61,948.80-13,593.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,299.20, 61,948.80 and 13,593.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,299.20, 61,948.80 and 13,593.60 is: 20,390.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,299.20 : 61,948.80 = 13,593.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,299.20/61,948.80 = 13,593.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,299.20x = 61,948.80 × 13,593.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,299.20x = 842,107,207.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 842,107,207.68/41,299.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,390.40

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.