Home / 44,049.71-66,082.77-20,035.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,049.71, 66,082.77 and 20,035.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,049.71, 66,082.77 and 20,035.75 is: 30,057.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,049.71 : 66,082.77 = 20,035.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,049.71/66,082.77 = 20,035.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,049.71x = 66,082.77 × 20,035.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,049.71x = 1,324,017,693.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,324,017,693.82/44,049.71
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,057.35

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.