Home / 44,000.40-66,000.60-43,741.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,000.40, 66,000.60 and 43,741.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,000.40, 66,000.60 and 43,741.20 is: 65,611.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,000.40 : 66,000.60 = 43,741.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,000.40/66,000.60 = 43,741.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,000.40x = 66,000.60 × 43,741.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,000.40x = 2,886,945,444.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,886,945,444.72/44,000.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,611.80

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.