Home / 41,746.50-62,620.43-12,165.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,746.50, 62,620.43 and 12,165.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,746.50, 62,620.43 and 12,165.96 is: 18,249.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,746.50 : 62,620.43 = 12,165.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,746.50/62,620.43 = 12,165.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,746.50x = 62,620.43 × 12,165.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,746.50x = 761,837,646.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 761,837,646.56/41,746.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,249.14

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.