Home / 48,081.60-72,122.40-41,601.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,081.60, 72,122.40 and 41,601.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,081.60, 72,122.40 and 41,601.60 is: 62,402.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,081.60 : 72,122.40 = 41,601.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,081.60/72,122.40 = 41,601.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,081.60x = 72,122.40 × 41,601.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,081.60x = 3,000,407,235.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,000,407,235.84/48,081.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,402.40

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.