Home / 41,970.54-62,977.66-18,591.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,970.54, 62,977.66 and 18,591.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,970.54, 62,977.66 and 18,591.50 is: 27,896.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,970.54 : 62,977.66 = 18,591.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,970.54/62,977.66 = 18,591.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,970.54x = 62,977.66 × 18,591.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,970.54x = 1,170,849,165.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,170,849,165.89/41,970.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,896.93

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.