Home / 41,544.65-57,331.60-22,681.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,544.65, 57,331.60 and 22,681.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,544.65, 57,331.60 and 22,681.77 is: 31,300.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,544.65 : 57,331.60 = 22,681.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,544.65/57,331.60 = 22,681.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,544.65x = 57,331.60 × 22,681.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,544.65x = 1,300,382,215.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,300,382,215.72/41,544.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,300.84

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.