Home / 41,665.52-57,499.12-29,749.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,665.52, 57,499.12 and 29,749.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,665.52, 57,499.12 and 29,749.08 is: 41,054.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,665.52 : 57,499.12 = 29,749.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,665.52/57,499.12 = 29,749.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,665.52x = 57,499.12 × 29,749.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,665.52x = 1,710,545,920.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,710,545,920.81/41,665.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,054.23

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.