Home / 43,681.40-60,232.70-29,509.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,681.40, 60,232.70 and 29,509.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,681.40, 60,232.70 and 29,509.64 is: 40,691.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,681.40 : 60,232.70 = 29,509.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,681.40/60,232.70 = 29,509.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,681.40x = 60,232.70 × 29,509.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,681.40x = 1,777,445,293.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,777,445,293.23/43,681.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,691.12

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.