Home / 41,521.60-57,410.40-36,272.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,521.60, 57,410.40 and 36,272.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,521.60, 57,410.40 and 36,272.80 is: 50,153.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,521.60 : 57,410.40 = 36,272.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,521.60/57,410.40 = 36,272.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,521.60x = 57,410.40 × 36,272.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,521.60x = 2,082,435,957.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,082,435,957.12/41,521.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,153.08

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.