Home / 28,695.53-43,043.40-25,000.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,695.53, 43,043.40 and 25,000.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,695.53, 43,043.40 and 25,000.52 is: 37,500.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,695.53 : 43,043.40 = 25,000.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,695.53/43,043.40 = 25,000.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,695.53x = 43,043.40 × 25,000.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,695.53x = 1,076,107,167.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,076,107,167.35/28,695.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,500.86

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.