Home / 40,983.57-56,540.63-25,875.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,983.57, 56,540.63 and 25,875.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,983.57, 56,540.63 and 25,875.96 is: 35,698.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,983.57 : 56,540.63 = 25,875.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,983.57/56,540.63 = 25,875.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,983.57x = 56,540.63 × 25,875.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,983.57x = 1,463,042,932.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,463,042,932.92/40,983.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,698.28

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.