Home / 44,796.60-61,822.20-29,662.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,796.60, 61,822.20 and 29,662.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,796.60, 61,822.20 and 29,662.92 is: 40,936.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,796.60 : 61,822.20 = 29,662.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,796.60/61,822.20 = 29,662.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,796.60x = 61,822.20 × 29,662.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,796.60x = 1,833,826,972.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,833,826,972.82/44,796.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,936.74

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.