Home / 41,911.09-62,875.43-12,326.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,911.09, 62,875.43 and 12,326.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,911.09, 62,875.43 and 12,326.45 is: 18,492.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,911.09 : 62,875.43 = 12,326.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,911.09/62,875.43 = 12,326.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,911.09x = 62,875.43 × 12,326.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,911.09x = 775,030,560.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 775,030,560.56/41,911.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,492.26

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.