Home / 51,408.40-77,040.60-40,896.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,408.40, 77,040.60 and 40,896.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,408.40, 77,040.60 and 40,896.40 is: 61,287.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,408.40 : 77,040.60 = 40,896.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,408.40/77,040.60 = 40,896.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,408.40x = 77,040.60 × 40,896.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,408.40x = 3,150,683,193.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,150,683,193.84/51,408.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,287.32

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.