Home / 18,319.50-25,281.45-10,361.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,319.50, 25,281.45 and 10,361.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,319.50, 25,281.45 and 10,361.57 is: 14,299.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,319.50 : 25,281.45 = 10,361.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,319.50/25,281.45 = 10,361.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,319.50x = 25,281.45 × 10,361.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,319.50x = 261,955,387.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 261,955,387.47/18,319.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,299.27

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.