Home / 62,440.90-93,661.35-41,445.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 62,440.90, 93,661.35 and 41,445.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 62,440.90, 93,661.35 and 41,445.70 is: 62,168.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,440.90 : 93,661.35 = 41,445.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,440.90/93,661.35 = 41,445.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,440.90x = 93,661.35 × 41,445.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,440.90x = 3,881,860,213.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,881,860,213.70/62,440.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,168.55

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.