Home / 41,636.33-62,454.45-10,471.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,636.33, 62,454.45 and 10,471.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,636.33, 62,454.45 and 10,471.58 is: 15,707.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,636.33 : 62,454.45 = 10,471.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,636.33/62,454.45 = 10,471.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,636.33x = 62,454.45 × 10,471.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,636.33x = 653,996,769.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 653,996,769.53/41,636.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,707.36

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.