Home / 41,634.57-62,476.29-15,357.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,634.57, 62,476.29 and 15,357.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,634.57, 62,476.29 and 15,357.63 is: 23,045.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,634.57 : 62,476.29 = 15,357.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,634.57/62,476.29 = 15,357.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,634.57x = 62,476.29 × 15,357.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,634.57x = 959,487,745.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 959,487,745.59/41,634.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,045.46

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.