Home / 45,533.10-62,845.74-29,589.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 45,533.10, 62,845.74 and 29,589.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 45,533.10, 62,845.74 and 29,589.84 is: 40,840.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    45,533.10 : 62,845.74 = 29,589.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    45,533.10/62,845.74 = 29,589.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    45,533.10x = 62,845.74 × 29,589.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    45,533.10x = 1,859,595,391.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,859,595,391.28/45,533.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,840.52

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.