Home / 46,837.56-64,636.07-25,616.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,837.56, 64,636.07 and 25,616.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,837.56, 64,636.07 and 25,616.78 is: 35,351.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,837.56 : 64,636.07 = 25,616.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,837.56/64,636.07 = 25,616.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,837.56x = 64,636.07 × 25,616.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,837.56x = 1,655,767,985.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,655,767,985.25/46,837.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,351.29

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.