Home / 54,711.04-75,428.10-41,040.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 54,711.04, 75,428.10 and 41,040.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 54,711.04, 75,428.10 and 41,040.96 is: 56,581.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,711.04 : 75,428.10 = 41,040.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,711.04/75,428.10 = 41,040.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,711.04x = 75,428.10 × 41,040.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,711.04x = 3,095,641,634.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,095,641,634.98/54,711.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,581.66

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.