Home / 44,160.77-66,176.75-20,475.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,160.77, 66,176.75 and 20,475.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,160.77, 66,176.75 and 20,475.56 is: 30,683.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,160.77 : 66,176.75 = 20,475.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,160.77/66,176.75 = 20,475.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,160.77x = 66,176.75 × 20,475.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,160.77x = 1,355,005,581.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,355,005,581.97/44,160.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,683.47

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.