Home / 41,708.10-62,551.20-15,420.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,708.10, 62,551.20 and 15,420.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,708.10, 62,551.20 and 15,420.36 is: 23,126.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,708.10 : 62,551.20 = 15,420.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,708.10/62,551.20 = 15,420.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,708.10x = 62,551.20 × 15,420.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,708.10x = 964,562,022.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 964,562,022.43/41,708.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,126.49

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.