Home / 40,106.60-60,159.92-25,337.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,106.60, 60,159.92 and 25,337.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,106.60, 60,159.92 and 25,337.96 is: 38,006.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,106.60 : 60,159.92 = 25,337.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,106.60/60,159.92 = 25,337.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,106.60x = 60,159.92 × 25,337.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,106.60x = 1,524,329,646.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,524,329,646.56/40,106.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,006.95

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.