Home / 40,434.52-60,550.50-25,598.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,434.52, 60,550.50 and 25,598.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,434.52, 60,550.50 and 25,598.68 is: 38,333.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,434.52 : 60,550.50 = 25,598.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,434.52/60,550.50 = 25,598.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,434.52x = 60,550.50 × 25,598.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,434.52x = 1,550,012,873.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,550,012,873.34/40,434.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,333.90

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.