Home / 25,053.56-34,574.82-13,875.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,053.56, 34,574.82 and 13,875.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,053.56, 34,574.82 and 13,875.56 is: 19,148.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,053.56 : 34,574.82 = 13,875.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,053.56/34,574.82 = 13,875.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,053.56x = 34,574.82 × 13,875.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,053.56x = 479,744,989.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 479,744,989.40/25,053.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,148.78

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.