Home / 44,526.75-66,769.36-25,812.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,526.75, 66,769.36 and 25,812.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,526.75, 66,769.36 and 25,812.14 is: 38,706.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,526.75 : 66,769.36 = 25,812.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,526.75/66,769.36 = 25,812.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,526.75x = 66,769.36 × 25,812.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,526.75x = 1,723,459,605.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,723,459,605.12/44,526.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,706.17

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.