Home / 25,232.34-37,820.23-10,235.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,232.34, 37,820.23 and 10,235.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,232.34, 37,820.23 and 10,235.98 is: 15,342.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,232.34 : 37,820.23 = 10,235.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,232.34/37,820.23 = 10,235.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,232.34x = 37,820.23 × 10,235.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,232.34x = 387,127,117.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 387,127,117.88/25,232.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,342.50

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.