Home / 41,733.68-62,600.63-12,152.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,733.68, 62,600.63 and 12,152.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,733.68, 62,600.63 and 12,152.24 is: 18,228.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,733.68 : 62,600.63 = 12,152.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,733.68/62,600.63 = 12,152.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,733.68x = 62,600.63 × 12,152.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,733.68x = 760,737,506.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 760,737,506.15/41,733.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,228.39

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.