Home / 18,449.04-25,459.24-10,065.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,449.04, 25,459.24 and 10,065.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,449.04, 25,459.24 and 10,065.68 is: 13,890.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,449.04 : 25,459.24 = 10,065.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,449.04/25,459.24 = 10,065.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,449.04x = 25,459.24 × 10,065.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,449.04x = 256,264,562.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 256,264,562.88/18,449.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,890.40

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.