Home / 42,000.24-62,946.90-22,288.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,000.24, 62,946.90 and 22,288.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,000.24, 62,946.90 and 22,288.08 is: 33,403.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,000.24 : 62,946.90 = 22,288.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,000.24/62,946.90 = 22,288.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,000.24x = 62,946.90 × 22,288.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,000.24x = 1,402,965,542.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,402,965,542.95/42,000.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,403.75

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.