Home / 40,462.25-60,693.37-17,088.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,462.25, 60,693.37 and 17,088.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,462.25, 60,693.37 and 17,088.89 is: 25,633.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,462.25 : 60,693.37 = 17,088.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,462.25/60,693.37 = 17,088.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,462.25x = 60,693.37 × 17,088.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,462.25x = 1,037,181,977.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,037,181,977.47/40,462.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,633.33

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.