Home / 25,173.16-34,739.85-13,843.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,173.16, 34,739.85 and 13,843.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,173.16, 34,739.85 and 13,843.51 is: 19,104.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,173.16 : 34,739.85 = 13,843.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,173.16/34,739.85 = 13,843.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,173.16x = 34,739.85 × 13,843.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,173.16x = 480,921,460.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 480,921,460.87/25,173.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,104.53

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.