Home / 43,876.50-60,549.60-25,014.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,876.50, 60,549.60 and 25,014.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,876.50, 60,549.60 and 25,014.06 is: 34,519.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,876.50 : 60,549.60 = 25,014.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,876.50/60,549.60 = 25,014.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,876.50x = 60,549.60 × 25,014.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,876.50x = 1,514,591,327.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,514,591,327.38/43,876.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,519.42

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.