Home / 43,969.50-60,688.98-25,117.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,969.50, 60,688.98 and 25,117.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,969.50, 60,688.98 and 25,117.56 is: 34,668.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,969.50 : 60,688.98 = 25,117.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,969.50/60,688.98 = 25,117.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,969.50x = 60,688.98 × 25,117.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,969.50x = 1,524,359,096.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,524,359,096.49/43,969.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,668.56

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.