Home / 18,758.00-25,884.97-10,258.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,758.00, 25,884.97 and 10,258.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,758.00, 25,884.97 and 10,258.43 is: 14,156.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,758.00 : 25,884.97 = 10,258.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,758.00/25,884.97 = 10,258.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,758.00x = 25,884.97 × 10,258.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,758.00x = 265,538,997.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 265,538,997.73/18,758.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,156.04

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.