Home / 55,832.58-83,674.98-40,971.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,832.58, 83,674.98 and 40,971.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,832.58, 83,674.98 and 40,971.78 is: 61,403.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,832.58 : 83,674.98 = 40,971.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,832.58/83,674.98 = 40,971.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,832.58x = 83,674.98 × 40,971.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,832.58x = 3,428,312,872.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,428,312,872.06/55,832.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,403.45

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.