Home / 40,894.04-56,436.74-24,981.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,894.04, 56,436.74 and 24,981.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,894.04, 56,436.74 and 24,981.49 is: 34,476.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,894.04 : 56,436.74 = 24,981.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,894.04/56,436.74 = 24,981.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,894.04x = 56,436.74 × 24,981.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,894.04x = 1,409,873,718.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,409,873,718.33/40,894.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,476.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.