Home / 41,921.69-62,820.78-31,342.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,921.69, 62,820.78 and 31,342.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,921.69, 62,820.78 and 31,342.07 is: 46,966.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,921.69 : 62,820.78 = 31,342.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,921.69/62,820.78 = 31,342.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,921.69x = 62,820.78 × 31,342.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,921.69x = 1,968,933,284.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,968,933,284.21/41,921.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,966.93

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.