Home / 55,982.20-77,178.02-40,038.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,982.20, 77,178.02 and 40,038.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,982.20, 77,178.02 and 40,038.84 is: 55,198.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,982.20 : 77,178.02 = 40,038.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,982.20/77,178.02 = 40,038.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,982.20x = 77,178.02 × 40,038.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,982.20x = 3,090,118,394.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,090,118,394.30/55,982.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,198.23

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.