Home / 43,487.42-60,004.41-41,272.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,487.42, 60,004.41 and 41,272.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,487.42, 60,004.41 and 41,272.88 is: 56,948.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,487.42 : 60,004.41 = 41,272.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,487.42/60,004.41 = 41,272.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,487.42x = 60,004.41 × 41,272.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,487.42x = 2,476,554,813.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,476,554,813.40/43,487.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,948.76

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.