Home / 46,540.20-69,810.30-41,485.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,540.20, 69,810.30 and 41,485.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,540.20, 69,810.30 and 41,485.80 is: 62,228.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,540.20 : 69,810.30 = 41,485.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,540.20/69,810.30 = 41,485.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,540.20x = 69,810.30 × 41,485.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,540.20x = 2,896,136,143.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,896,136,143.74/46,540.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,228.70

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.