Home / 41,434.34-62,150.90-10,269.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,434.34, 62,150.90 and 10,269.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,434.34, 62,150.90 and 10,269.59 is: 15,404.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,434.34 : 62,150.90 = 10,269.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,434.34/62,150.90 = 10,269.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,434.34x = 62,150.90 × 10,269.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,434.34x = 638,263,899.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 638,263,899.03/41,434.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,404.23

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.