Home / 44,108.40-65,980.35-40,215.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,108.40, 65,980.35 and 40,215.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,108.40, 65,980.35 and 40,215.54 is: 60,157.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,108.40 : 65,980.35 = 40,215.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,108.40/65,980.35 = 40,215.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,108.40x = 65,980.35 × 40,215.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,108.40x = 2,653,435,404.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,653,435,404.64/44,108.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,157.14

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.