Home / 92,564.40-138,911.40-40,011.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 92,564.40, 138,911.40 and 40,011.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 92,564.40, 138,911.40 and 40,011.60 is: 60,045.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    92,564.40 : 138,911.40 = 40,011.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    92,564.40/138,911.40 = 40,011.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    92,564.40x = 138,911.40 × 40,011.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    92,564.40x = 5,558,067,372.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,558,067,372.24/92,564.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,045.41

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.