Home / 18,452.38-25,464.14-10,494.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,452.38, 25,464.14 and 10,494.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,452.38, 25,464.14 and 10,494.60 is: 14,482.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,452.38 : 25,464.14 = 10,494.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,452.38/25,464.14 = 10,494.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,452.38x = 25,464.14 × 10,494.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,452.38x = 267,235,963.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 267,235,963.64/18,452.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,482.47

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.