Home / 42,158.75-63,219.60-22,432.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,158.75, 63,219.60 and 22,432.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,158.75, 63,219.60 and 22,432.62 is: 33,639.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,158.75 : 63,219.60 = 22,432.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,158.75/63,219.60 = 22,432.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,158.75x = 63,219.60 × 22,432.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,158.75x = 1,418,181,263.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,418,181,263.35/42,158.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,639.07

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.