Home / 28,091.40-42,137.10-25,272.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,091.40, 42,137.10 and 25,272.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,091.40, 42,137.10 and 25,272.60 is: 37,908.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,091.40 : 42,137.10 = 25,272.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,091.40/42,137.10 = 25,272.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,091.40x = 42,137.10 × 25,272.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,091.40x = 1,064,914,073.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,064,914,073.46/28,091.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,908.90

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.