Home / 51,195.24-70,590.89-41,608.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,195.24, 70,590.89 and 41,608.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,195.24, 70,590.89 and 41,608.89 is: 57,372.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,195.24 : 70,590.89 = 41,608.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,195.24/70,590.89 = 41,608.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,195.24x = 70,590.89 × 41,608.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,195.24x = 2,937,208,681.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,937,208,681.03/51,195.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,372.69

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.