Home / 18,625.02-27,937.30-4,585.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,625.02, 27,937.30 and 4,585.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,625.02, 27,937.30 and 4,585.23 is: 6,877.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,625.02 : 27,937.30 = 4,585.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,625.02/27,937.30 = 4,585.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,625.02x = 27,937.30 × 4,585.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,625.02x = 128,098,946.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 128,098,946.08/18,625.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,877.79

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.